Overview
- Speaking after India’s nine-wicket win in Visakhapatnam to seal the ODI series 2–1, Conrad said he intended no malice with the word used during the Guwahati Test.
- He acknowledged he could have chosen a better word and said he will be more careful in future, stopping short of a formal apology.
- Conrad conceded the controversy diverted attention from South Africa’s 2–0 Test series victory in India, their first there in 25 years.
- The term carries charged history from Tony Greig’s 1976 ‘grovel’ remark, and Conrad’s usage drew criticism from figures such as Sunil Gavaskar, Anil Kumble and Dale Steyn.
- With the ODI leg concluded, both teams shift to a five-match T20I series starting December 9 in Cuttack, which Conrad hopes proceeds with the matter put to bed.