Mark Boucher apologises for singing offensive songs together with his teammates

Former South Africa wicketkeeper and present head coach Mark Boucher has apologised for being a part of the group that sang offensive songs and used nicknames for colored teammates in his taking part in days.
After he was accused of racism by a few of his teammates, together with Paul Adams, Boucher submitted a 14-page affidavit to Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) committee, reported ESPNcricinfo.
Adams, in his testimony to SJN, had claimed Boucher was among the many teammates who made racial slurs on him in a track. Boucher mentioned he didn’t give Adams any nickname.
In his response to the allegations, Boucher mentioned he and his teammates ought to have been extra delicate.
“I apologise unreservedly for any offensive conduct, real or perceived, that has been attributed to me,” Boucher wrote in his affidavit.
“We, the team, coaching staff, selectors and CSA, during the period in question, should have been more sensitive and created an environment where all members of the team could raise and talk about these issues without allowing them to fester, as they clearly have.”
“…With the benefit of hindsight and maturity, appreciate that I may have said or done things as a young man that offended some of my teammates. For this I apologise sincerely and unreservedly.”
He additionally mentioned that he “deeply regrets and apologies for the part I played in joining in with my team-mates in singing offensive songs or using offensive nicknames”.
Boucher performed 147 Tests and 295 ODIs for South Africa.