Shukri Conrad Controversial Statement: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad’s statement during the ongoing second Test in Guwahati has created a stir in the cricket world. His statement given after the fourth day’s play quickly went viral on social media.

The second test match between India and South Africa is being played from 22 November. The Indian team is on the verge of defeat in this match. However, to ensure a draw, the Indian team will not have to lose wickets on the fifth day.

Shukri Conrad’s controversy statement

South Africa has set a huge target of 549 runs for India, which is considered almost impossible to achieve. In such a situation, a statement by Shukri Conrad has created a controversy. Conrad’s statement given in the press conference after the match has now gone viral on social media. This statement has turned the competition of the match into a different debate. Conrad said that his team was deliberately delaying the declaration of the innings so as to keep the Indian players on the field for too long and tire them out.

Shukri Conrad said, “Our plan was simple. We wanted the Indian players to spend as much time as possible on the field. We wanted them to really ‘growl’ as the old saying goes and then we could ask them to come on the last day and save the match.”

Where did the word ‘growl’ come from?

A statement by Shukri Conrad has created controversy. Conrad’s statement given in the press conference after the match has now gone viral on social media. He also revealed that he took the word “growl” from an old and controversial interview with late England captain Tony Greig. The special thing is that Tony Greig used this word for the West Indies team in 1976, which had a deep connection with racial references. In such a situation, there is discussion regarding Conrad’s statement whether Cricket South Africa will make any official comment on this.

Strategy behind late announcement

A statement by coach Shukri Conrad has created controversy. Conrad’s statement given in the press conference after the match has now gone viral on social media. He gave two main reasons for the delay in declaring the innings. Firstly, he wanted to take advantage of the new and harder ball the next morning, as the conditions at that time favored fast bowlers. Secondly, his aim was to tire the Indian bowlers by fielding for long periods, so that it would affect their batting. According to him, it was necessary to tire India’s strong and long batting to put them under pressure.