Shukri Conrad, the head coach of South Africa, confessed that his “grovel” comment made during the Guwahati Test, which was very controversial, after his team’s remarkable 2-0 Test series win against India. After the ODI series, where South Africa was defeated 2-1, Conrad expressed his remorse over the use of a term which did not go well in India and he received huge backlash. He admitted that the remark had diminished the happiness of their Test victory and mentioned that if he had known the possible interpretations of his words, he would have chosen them more carefully.

Conrad admits poor word choice

“On reflection, it was never my intention to cause any malice or be anything other than humble,” Conrad said. “Could I have been smarter with the word I used? Absolutely. It left space for

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