Former South African batsman Graeme Pollock on Friday issued an apology for his comments that were ‘misconstrued’ regarding transformation in SA cricket.
Pollock, 73, came under fire for the comments he made on July 14 when he said: ”The major thing is the problem with the politics and interference with the selection of players.
“It’s affecting the performance of the side — they don’t put the 11 best players on the field.
“It’s never going to change. As South Africans, we’ve got to accept that South Africa are going to be middle of the road in their future Test cricket.”
Pollock in a statement on Friday, insisted his comments were taken out of context.
“Speaking from London Graeme Pollock wishes to convey his heartiest congratulations to Faf [Du Plessis] and his team for their excellent Test victory at Trent Bridge. With the series now level at one-all this sets up the series for a fascinating outcome.
“Graeme also extends his sincerest apologies to Cricket SA board and the South African cricketing public for the manner in which his comments at recent function in London were totally misconstrued. Graeme fully supports the endeavours of the transformation process as further evidenced in the radio interview he had on 6 July with Jonathan Agnew of BBC’s TMS broadcast.” – African News Agency (ANA)
