New Delhi: Former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs on Tuesday recalled the "rowdy" behaviour of some Pakistani fans during the home Test series in 2007 leading to a racist retort by him and a subsequent two-Test ban. Asked by one of his Twitter followers about the comments he made at the those fans, Gibbs wrote: "Called some rowdy Pakistan supporters animals. They forced my son and his mother out of their seats in front of the players viewing area".

Called some rowdy Pakistan supporters animals. They forced my son and his mother out of their seats in front of the players viewing area https://t.co/JeXOUwUtlW

— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) January 21, 2020

The ICC had banned Gibbs for two Tests for making racists remarks during the first Test of the series at Centurion. Gibbs had appealed against the ban but the ICC rejected it.