Rahul Dravid accepts Allan Donald’s public apology and dinner invitation over ugly behaviour in 1997

Allan Donald, who’s the present bowling coach of Bangladesh, issued a public apology to Rahul Dravid for his ugly behaviour in 1997 and in addition invited the India head coach for dinner.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 15, 2022 14:51 IST

Rahul Dravid accepts Allan Donald’s public apology and dinner invitation (AFP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, humbly accepted former South African quick bowler Allan Donald’s public apology, which was adopted by a dinner invitation, however solely on the situation that the Bangladesh bowling coach paid the invoice.

Donald, who was as hostile as anybody might be with the ball in hand, in an interview with Sony Sports Network, went again in time to recall a few of his on-field battles with the India head coach. Notably, Dravid was on the receiving finish of Donald’s tempo bowling and his sledging throughout an ODI match between South Africa and India in 1997.

“There was one ugly incident in Durban that I don’t wanna talk about. He (Rahul Dravid) and Sachin were smoking us to all parts. I overstepped the mark a little bit. I’ve just nothing but massive respect for Rahul. I would like to go out and sit with Rahul and say sorry to him again about what happened that day. I just had to do something silly that brought his wicket actually. But I still apologise for what I said that day. What a guy, what a great bloke. So Rahul, if you are listening, I would love to have a night out with you,” Donaldo stated.

In a separate interview, Dravid was proven Donald’s message. When requested to reply to Donald’s invitation, the Indian head coach got here up with a witty reply “Absolutely, I look forward to it, especially if he is paying,” Dravid stated with fun.

Notably, Donald and Dravid are at the moment in Chattogram as a part of the teaching workers of Bangladesh and India, respectively as each side are at the moment taking part in a Test collection, which is a part of the continued WTC cycle.

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Dec 15, 2022