New Delhi: Legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has removed his controversial tweet that he is "embarrassed to call himself South African..." in the wake of a government decision to ban sports federations including cricket for failing to pick enough black players.

Yesterday, Kallis, now a coach with IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, had tweeted:"So sad that i find myself embarrassed to call myself a South African so often these days #no place for politics in sport."