Former players from both India and South Africa, including legends Anil Kumble and Dale Steyn, have expressed disappointment at Conrad’s usage of the word “grovel”, which carries a historical context, to describe Proteas’ dominance in the just-concluded Test series which they won 2-0
Temba Bavuma. Pic/PTI
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma on Wednesday downplayed Shukri Conrad’s controversial remarks that he wanted India to “really grovel”, through a prosaic reasoning that the head coach “will have a look at his comments”.
Former players from both India and South Africa, including legends Anil Kumble and Dale Steyn, have expressed disappointment at Conrad’s usage of the word “grovel”, which carries a historical context, to describe Proteas’ dominance in the just-concluded Test series which they won 2-0.
“Yeah, look, I mean, the comments or the remark made by the coach came to me this morning. My mind has obviously been focused on the game and making sure that we’re in this position where we’ve won. I haven’t had the opportunity, proper opportunity, to chat to the coach,” Bavuma said, trying his best to diffuse the situation and suggesting that Conrad is an old man, who should be allowed to reflect on his comment.
“But look, Shukri is close to 60 years old. He’s got a wealth of experience behind him. He’s got a lot of years. And I think he will, at some point, have an opportunity to have a look at those comments. From a team’s perspective, look, we understand the magnitude of the series. We understand the intensity of the series.”
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