Temba Bavuma reveals Pant, Bumrah ‘apologised’ for Bauna remark:South Africa captain says ‘You don’t forget what is said’

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has revealed that Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant apologized to him for calling him a ‘Bauna’ (dwarf) during the Kolkata Test in November. This incident had happened on Day 1 of the Kolkata Test between India and South Africa when Bumrah had appealed for an LBW against the Proteas captain. As Bumrah and Pant were discussing whether to use the DRS (Decision Review System), the stump mic caught them saying, “Bauna bhi hai ye.” Bauna is a Hindi word used to refer to people of short height. The video of the same went viral on social media in no time. However, Bumrah hugged Bavuma after the Kolkata Test came to an end, seemingly burying the hatchet. Also read: Aiden Markram hopes players stay focused on T20 World Cup: Graeme Smith says, ‘want to bring 50-60 players to the global stage/year’ Temba Bavuma reveals Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah apologized for ‘Bauna’ remark The South Africa captain, while in his column for ESPNCricinfo, revealed that the two senior Indian cricketers apologised to him at the end of the day. “I know from my side there was an incident where they said something in their language about me. At the end of the day, two senior players, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, came and apologized,” said Bavuma. The South Africa captain stated that he wasn’t initially sure why Bumrah and Pant apologized, but later learnt about the incident from his team’s media manager. “When the apology was made, I was in the dark about what it was about, I hadn’t heard it at the time and I needed to check in with our media manager about it,” he added. ‘No grudges’: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma says ‘You don’t forget what is said’ Bavuma went on to state that he does not hold any grudge in the aftermath of the ‘Bauna’ remark but does not forget what is said on the field. “What happens on the field, stays on the field, but you don’t forget what is said. You use it as fuel and motivation, but there are no grudges per se,” he wrote in his column. South Africa coach Shukri Conrad had made controversial ‘grovel’ remark South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad had stirred up a controversy when he said that he wanted to make India ‘grovel’ and spend a lot of time on the field. This happened during the second Test in Guwahati after South Africa had stretched their lead to 548. Conrad, later, said that he could have used a better word. South Africa registered historic whitewash against India South Africa registered a historic 2-0 whitewash against India. After defeating India in the Kolkata Test by 30 runs, South Africa went on to register a massive 408-run win in the second Test played in Guwahati. This was South Africa’s first Test series win in India since 2000.
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Temba Bavuma unbeaten as captain in Tests Bavuma is unbeaten as a captain in Test cricket. He has captained South Africa in 12 Tests so far and 11 of those have resulted in victories. One Test ended in a draw. Bavuma also led South Africa to World Test Championship glory, the country’s first ICC title in 27 years.