Allan Donald is a former fast bowler who everyone dreaded. His pace was unmatched but he was also known for the occasional tantrums he used to give to the batters. During an India vs South Africa ODI in Durban back in 1997, an incident took place that involved Donald and the former Indian captain and current head coach Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid was a victim of Donald’s temper 25 years back.
In the two-match Test series, the 1st Test of IND vs BAN saw the Indian cricket Team and the Bangladesh side having a go at each other. The Bangladesh team was trying its best to defeat India by winning the first test. But the Men in Blue want to enhance their chances of a WTC final berth.
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During India’s tour of Bangladesh, the coaches of both teams went back the memory lane and had a throwback exchange.
Bangladesh’s bowling coach Allan Donald issued an apology to the Indian head coach Rahul Dravid for the incident during a tri-nation series match in 1997
Donald described the incident as an ugly one and stated that he wants to say sorry to Rahul Dravid for the same and also invited him to dinner. In an interview on Sony Sports Network, the Bangladesh bowling coach said,
“There was one ugly incident in Durban when I talk about. 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 Dravid. I would love to sit with Rahul and go out for a dinner 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 great guy, what a great bloke. So Rahul, if you are listening, I would love to have a night out with you”
Take a look at the video:
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| Bangladesh’s bowling coach Allan Donald sends out a special message to India’s head coach Rahul Dravid
P.S. The end will certainly bring a smile to your face #AllanDonald #RahulDravid #SonySportsNetwork pic.twitter.com/UgYy5QGf5e
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) December 14, 2022
Dravid reacted to Donald’s apology to him
When Rahul was shown the video of Donald apologizing to him, Dravid was questioned whether he would like to go to dinner with his former rival player. Dravid jokingly replied,
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“Absolutely Yes. I am looking forward to it, especially if he is paying”
Allegedly the Indian coach also said that there is no need to apologize for the incident as such things are ‘part and parcel’ of the game.
In 1997 when India, South Africa, and Zimbabwe were playing a tri-nation series. The matches were disrupted by rain. During the final match of the series, rain intervened in India and South Africa match. The match was played on the reserve day as the Proteas scored 278/8 and it could not be held on the scheduled day due to rain. India was offered a revised target of 252 in 40 overs when Sachin Tendulkar and Dravid took the attack to the Proteas bowlers.
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