'I don't believe in apologies': Gavaskar slams SA coach for 'grovel' remark

Former Indian cricket fable Sunil Gavaskar has criticised South Africa caput manager Shukri Conrad's 'grovel' remark during the 2nd Test lucifer betwixt India and South Africa.South Africa won the Test bid 2-0 against India. During the 2nd Test successful Guwahati, contempt having a important first-innings pb of 288 runs, South Africa chose to bat again alternatively of enforcing the follow-on.When questioned astir this determination astatine the property conference, Conrad stated: "We wanted them (India) to truly grovel."On the JioHotstar amusement 'Cricket Live', Gavaskar addressed Conrad's arguable remark."You could accidental it was an ill-advised usage of the word. We request to look backmost astatine South Africa's re-entry into planetary cricket. It was the Indian Cricket Board that projected South Africa's readmission aft much than 20 years of isolation, and their archetypal planetary lucifer connected instrumentality was played successful India," helium said."When you see the existent scenery of South African cricket, particularly the SA20, 5 retired of the six franchises are Indian-owned. These owners are importantly supporting South African players--not conscionable the planetary stars who are good taken attraction of, but the fringe players arsenic well--giving them opportunities to physique beardown careers."Gavaskar emphasised the historically affirmative narration betwixt Indian and South African cricket.

He suggested that portion an apology wasn't necessary, Conrad should admit his comment. "Indian and South African cricket person shared a positive, collaborative narration for decades. Across each the years and encounters betwixt the 2 teams, the cricket has ever been competitory and tough, but ne'er hostile. I person witnessed astir each India-South Africa contest, and it has ever been hard, just cricket.

Nothing beyond that. So yes, it whitethorn person been an ill-advised remark--wrong time, incorrect place," helium added."I anticipation that successful his adjacent media interaction, helium addresses it. I don't deliberation an apology is necessary; I personally don't judge successful apologies. But acknowledging it and making up for it would beryllium accepted by everyone. These things happen. In the vigor of the moment, you tin get carried distant and accidental thing that goes a spot implicit the top. Given the beardown transportation betwixt Indian and South African cricket implicit the past 30 years, I deliberation helium tin simply clarify that helium got a spot carried away.

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