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"My words were not directed towards anyone in particular" : Sarfaraz Ahmed apologises

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Abdullah719

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/2 - I wish to extend my sincere apologies to any person who may have taken offence from my expression of frustration which was unfortunately caught by the stump mic during yesterday's game against SA. My words were not directed towards anyone in particular and...</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100753208758272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2/3 - I certainly had no intention of upsetting anyone. I did not even mean for my words to be heard, understood or communicated to the opposing team or the cricket fans. I have in the past and will continue in future to appreciate the camaraderie of my fellow cricketers from...</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100807839498242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3/3 - ...across the globe and will always respect and honour them on and off the field.</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100861534978049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Hmm...I would have thought he apologizes specifically to the person affected. this apology will satisfy some folks but not others.
 
That "unfortunately caught by the stump mic" part should have been avoided, gives a wrong impression that iss baar tou phass gaye warna hamne bohat kuch bola hai
 
True - I trust him, guy isn't racist, but DUMB and a slave to his behavior. These behaviors are his 2nd nature from his upbringing and almost like a reflex action - when under pressure or excited or upset, even he probably doesn't know what he is doing or saying. Having said that, he has fired the bullet, damage control won't be so easy. In any case, such simpleton guy shouldn't remain Cricket Captain, and he is struggling big time with his own game & tactics, fitness/work load as well. PCB probably would have dealt it strictly, but the upcoming WC issue is restraining them.

I am sure majority of general Pakistani people (more or less in South Asian people) give a damn about calling someone "black" (who is black by skin color) as "black" (no insult intended here) - most of them are actually not aware of the impact of the situation, so it might not be welcome by mass if PCB takes any strict action against Sarfraz. I think, PCB has decided to wait for ICC to intervene and make their life easy.

My hunch is - Sarfraz has dodged the bullet and he'll lead PAK in WC.
 
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He seems more upset about getting caught on the stump mic.

He should really say "I was dumb enough not to realise my stupid taunt could expose me as a racist paindu".
 
Unfortunately caught by stump Mic.... It means he would have had no remorse had it wasn't caught?
 
I dont think he did anything grave, but this apology is making matters worse. If you are saying that you did not mean to call anyone particular a "black man" when there was only one guy on the field that fits the description, then you are trying to make a fool out of everyone. Be honest, it is common among Asians.
 
Unfortunately caught sounds worse actually.

Anyways who wrote this?English is pretty good but the words used in this context,not so much:vk
Atleast he should have drafted his own apology.
 
Weak apology, more like he's sorry he got caught. And yeah his words "were not directed to anyone", especially the "kaale" who just happened to be batting at that time
 
Obviously this was written by someone else. I guess it's the PCB and it's equivalent to corporates saying "We don't accept any liability or fault but are willing to settle". Guy isn't a racist and everybody is aware. He should get a fine and a some sort of training. That should make all the parties happy.
 
Does the PCB not have a PR professional with the team? That's a shockingly bad attempt at an apology. "Sorry my racist words were caught on the mic, they weren't supposed to be heard, I didn't really do anything wrong".


The purpose of a public apology is to express regret for the action, and mollify the offended party. This 'apology' is more likely to do the opposite.

Sarfraz made a dumb mistake, **** happens. He should have been provided with professional guidance to handle the fallout. This is cringily bad. How can the PCB media rep be this inept?
 
He should have just said, it just came out in the moment and doesn't portray what he believes in. Amidst tensed moments, sometimes people regret what they have spoken and it was one of those rare occurrence and he apologizes if anyone has been hurt by those words.

That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
ahmadharis1 said:
Weak apology, more like he's sorry he got caught. And yeah his words "were not directed to anyone", especially the "kaale" who just happened to be batting at that time
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Not even written by him as his English is very average. This is getting really ugly.
 
Now lets move on. Waiting for the police to march in and dissect the words he said..
 
Banter said:
Does the PCB not have a PR professional with the team? That's a shockingly bad attempt at an apology. "Sorry my racist words were caught on the mic, they weren't supposed to be heard, I didn't really do anything wrong".


The purpose of a public apology is to express regret for the action, and mollify the offended party. This 'apology' is more likely to do the opposite.

Sarfraz made a dumb mistake, **** happens. He should have been provided with professional guidance to handle the fallout. This is cringily bad. How can the PCB media rep be this inept?
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If PCB had any brains they would have suspended him immediately.
 
Lolol the online moral supremacists bashing him again . Some people can never be satisfied with anything :)):))):)))

He should have said this instead of xyz. Everyone has a piece of advice to follow.
 
MRSN said:
If PCB had any brains they would have suspended him immediately.
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Sarfaraz obviously did what he did and he should face the music. But he is being badly served by the PCB. I mentioned in the other thread, how the matchfixing trio could have been saved if the PCB had acted in time and brought them home and imposed a 6 month to one year punishment. Instead they let it drag on and the ICC was compelled to act. The same is happening here. The right thing for Sarfaraz's career would be for the PCB to save by bringing him, suspending him till internal investigation complete, while making private overtures to CSA so that the ICC doesnt get involved. Criminal negligence by the PCB>
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/2 - I wish to extend my sincere apologies to any person who may have taken offence from my expression of frustration which was unfortunately caught by the stump mic during yesterday's game against SA. My words were not directed towards anyone in particular and...</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100753208758272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2/3 - I certainly had no intention of upsetting anyone. I did not even mean for my words to be heard, understood or communicated to the opposing team or the cricket fans. I have in the past and will continue in future to appreciate the camaraderie of my fellow cricketers from...</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100807839498242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3/3 - ...across the globe and will always respect and honour them on and off the field.</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100861534978049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In all fairness, Sarfaraz was only talking to himself. And the Word Kalaa is not an offensive word in our language. Many parents in Pakistan use to nickname their childern as Kalaa.
 
Should have posted a video message, instead of having his social media team come up with some rubbish on his behalf.

A very weak apology, but not surprising. Our captain continues to show how he is clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
In all fairness, Sarfaraz was only talking to himself. And the Word Kalaa is not an offensive word in our language. Many parents in Pakistan use to nickname their childern as Kalaa.
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please post in the racism excuses thread thats been created for this purpose.
 
rhony said:
Obviously this was written by someone else. I guess it's the PCB and it's equivalent to corporates saying "We don't accept any liability or fault but are willing to settle". Guy isn't a racist and everybody is aware. He should get a fine and a some sort of training. That should make all the parties happy.
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I don't think it was written by anybody else, if only because this apology is also using the same ignorant tone and repeating the same offence as the initial outburst. Sarfraz is a dumb guy without much understanding of the concept of racism, and that is again reflected in this statement.
 
This is a lame apology. PCB should follow in the footsteps on CA and ban him for atleast 6 months. He is kaptaan after all and should be setting an example.
 
Weak apology.

He did not mean to be racist, but he should not have said what he said. He is the captain of an international sports team, for Gods sake,not a mohallay wali cricket team.

He should be be given the appropriate punishment for his actions.
 
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Now people wants video and have problems with his words :salute The amount of hate people have is unbelievable. How can people go so low themselves to make someone look that bad.. pathetic to say the least. He apologized regardless who puts words in his mouth now move on to cricket.
 
To be honest you can bet your house that he didnt say it with ill intention. But we cant afford to say such things in current world.
 
Madplayer said:
To be honest you can bet your house that he didnt say it with ill intention. But we cant afford to say such things in current world.
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I agree. I realise that some people want him banned because they don't like him, but regardless of that he should be punished because what he said was simply unacceptable regardless of his intent.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed is definitely not a racist, but this apology makes it look like he is more annoyed that his words were caught by the stump mic, than genuinely sorry about his actions in the 2nd ODI <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvPAK</a> <a href="https://t.co/WlUOAItrKN">pic.twitter.com/WlUOAItrKN</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1088107362236407810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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It's good that he apologised but he should not be blaming or even talk about the stump mics.

He is exposing his lack of intelligence. He has no business leading an international team.
 
Pete Rose said:
Sarfaraz obviously did what he did and he should face the music. But he is being badly served by the PCB. I mentioned in the other thread, how the matchfixing trio could have been saved if the PCB had acted in time and brought them home and imposed a 6 month to one year punishment. Instead they let it drag on and the ICC was compelled to act. The same is happening here. The right thing for Sarfaraz's career would be for the PCB to save by bringing him, suspending him till internal investigation complete, while making private overtures to CSA so that the ICC doesnt get involved. Criminal negligence by the PCB>
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I mean how embarrassing it would be for Pakistan when SA side see this clown leading us in next ODIs and T20s. How would they behave seeing his racist remarks against their team mate? How will crowed behave? Surely PCB knows how worse it could get if they drag this on? I am really scared for more controversies erupting if this is not handled professionally by PCB.
 
To all those complaining if PCB has a PR team.

THIS IS THE PR TEAM! That wrote the tweets for Sarfraz.

And they are THIS incompetent. What can you expect better from the PCB? They should have banned him for a few matches instead.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
I don't think it was written by anybody else, if only because this apology is also using the same ignorant tone and repeating the same offence as the initial outburst. Sarfraz is a dumb guy without much understanding of the concept of racism, and that is again reflected in this statement.
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Looks like a PR statement to me. It's not a full apology and definitely not an apology for the cause. It's in between where they absolve themselves of the real thing but accept some sort of a mistake to mitigate the issue. This is to make sure the issue is watered down and the focus is on something else. In this case it's the privacy of the players where a stump mic had caught an off and frustrated moment. Crafty actually. This is will help him skip the ban.
 
cricketAXEpert said:
In all fairness, Sarfaraz was only talking to himself. And the Word Kalaa is not an offensive word in our language. Many parents in Pakistan use to nickname their childern as Kalaa.
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Lol I live in the same society and I know how offensive people take this unless you are not their friends or relatives.
 
Hawkeye said:
To all those complaining if PCB has a PR team.

THIS IS THE PR TEAM! That wrote the tweets for Sarfraz.

And they are THIS incompetent. What can you expect better from the PCB? They should have banned him for a few matches instead.
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I said this in the thread about the lack of PCB response. They themselves are the product of the same culture, most of them wouldn't have a clue what was racist about it in the first place. It is more embarrassing than offensive as a result. The blind leading the blind.
 
By not using the word racism and not defending that he isn't a racist, they have avoided the idea of racism. I'm liking the cunning here. He's just an ignorant fool at best and everybody knows that. PCB doesn't want a racist brand on their captain and have gone in a polished round about way.
 
"I'm not sorry because I made racist comments. I'm only sorry because I was caught doing so."
 
rhony said:
Looks like a PR statement to me. It's not a full apology and definitely not an apology for the cause. It's in between where they absolve themselves of the real thing but accept some sort of a mistake to mitigate the issue. This is to make sure the issue is watered down and the focus is on something else. In this case it's the privacy of the players where a stump mic had caught an off and frustrated moment. Crafty actually. This is will help him skip the ban.
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Crafty? You don't think they could have come up with something a bit more crafty than that? :79:
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Crafty? You don't think they could have come up with something a bit more crafty than that? :79:
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They had to accept the blame somehow which they did without uttering 'racism'. They've diverted the topic to an already ongoing discussion on player privacy and blamed it on the frustration of a captain that's losing a game.
 
from a neutral point of view these tweets are even more damaging.. litterly rubbing salt on the wounds.. Sarfi should be banned for a few games & go through a rehab program.. time for Malik to take over the LOI teams
 
Pathetic and scripted apology and should be banned.
 
It's similar to that maaki vs monkey in Symonds Bhajji case
 
Whichever PR person wrote this for him needs to be fired, immediately.

One of the worst apologies Ive ever seen.

"who may have taken offence"

"did not mean for my words to be heard"

Wow, especially the second one, takes what seems an innocent mistake and could easily be accepted as such and makes it sound like he intentionally said it but just meant to do it quieter.

Incredible incompetence. Just makes it worse.
 
Good apology, not sure what people want? Should he get on his hands and knees and beg for forgivness? :inti

He has been honsest in his tweet saying he was merely talking to himself. This makes sense as if he wanted to racially abuse the player, he has enough English to do so.

He's an emotional chap who said the wrong words but there was no ill intent, so the apology is fine.

The funny thing, every poster on here has had racist thoughts or has said something racist but are now pretending to be angels :butt
 
Kohli said:
Doesn't look like a perfect apology. And, I don't understand "unfortunately" here.

He should be banned atleast for 10 games.
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At least he didn't lie and force his team mates to lie as Singh did after calling Symonds a monkey.
 
What people don't understand here is , PCB will not apologize for being a racist when they know he isn't a racist. Yes, he made a racist remark out of ignorance. They took their time and have made it a player vs player issue rather than at the board level. Saffers not complaining about this to the referee is probably PCB's background lobbying. By trivializing the issue and making it an issue about privacy, they have saved their captain from being branded a racist for life. It is a right decision as nobody believes he is a racist. Now, will ICC accept this apology is another matter and remains to be seen. I see a board standing by it's captain as they are sure he isn't a racist. He probably got an earful and deserves that.
 
Did Gibbs get banned for his remarks against Pakistan in 2007?
 
cricketAXEpert said:
In all fairness, Sarfaraz was only talking to himself. And the Word Kalaa is not an offensive word in our language. Many parents in Pakistan use to nickname their childern as Kalaa.
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Was Sarfaraz calling himself kaala? Is it an offense for someone to be racists towards himself? That will be a first
 
I remember how the south african public came down on Warner to the point where he blatantly cheated. Sarfaraz is about to receive an absolute storm from the South African Public. The rest of the matches could get ugly for him if he actually plays. PCB should've protected him and sent him home.
 
Saffer_XIII said:
I remember how the south african public came down on Warner to the point where he blatantly cheated. Sarfaraz is about to receive an absolute storm from the South African Public. The rest of the matches could get ugly for him if he actually plays. PCB should've protected him and sent him home.
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lol. He's a keeper, will not be near the boundary but South Africans esp whites are the last to abuse others for being racist.
 
Come on now give him a break.Poor Sarfi has been under tremendous pressure and he said it in heat of the moment.Although unfortunate but certainly he is not a racist.When people can defend Hardik and Rahul,Dekock using derogatory remarks againist Warners wife then I feel most reactions here are OTT.He has apologized.Can we move on?
 
Whatever happens now, I sincerely hope Sarfraz now stops the repeated blabbering he does behind the stumps, which will actually be good for PAK team.
 
This is an awful attempt at an apology - theres no ownership or acknowledgment of the mistake made or direct regret and apology to the individual concerned

sarfys needs to stop digging and the pcb need to act quickly and swiftly and send him home to avoid any more embarrassment
 
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rhony said:
They had to accept the blame somehow which they did without uttering 'racism'. They've diverted the topic to an already ongoing discussion on player privacy and blamed it on the frustration of a captain that's losing a game.
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This will not help player privacy cause. Instead it will make people realize how necessary are stump mics.
 
MRSN said:
Lol I live in the same society and I know how offensive people take this unless you are not their friends or relatives.
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Maybe things have changed. I have been living in Canada for over 20 years. But true story a friend of mine in Pakistan was nick-named Kalaa by his parents although he was 'fair skinned'. His parents named him Kalaa because they wanted to prevent him from 'Evil Eye' LOL
 
i supported in to captain until WC 2019 but not now because of the comment " my expression of frustration".
i don't like a captain who gets frustrated by game situation , this has to be worst captain of all time who says it so what next time he going to beat up someone in frustration :ikj:ajmal2:13:
 
WengerOut said:
Do you really believe the apology? I mean who was he calling black when the only black guy on the field was just in front of him?
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He wasnt calling anyone directly, he was talking to himself. This makes sense because if he wanted to abuse the player, he would have used the language the player can understand. Or do you think Sarfraz thought Phehlukwayo knew Urdu?
 
Whoever wrote this is obviously not trying to entice further trouble by stating Phehlukwayo as the person Sarfraz was addressing .

Although it sounds lame, it is far better than to admit what Sarfraz said, as explaining an apology can come off worse than the actual act.

That’s because this was an impulsive action, not a systematic choice of words.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Does Phehlukwayo understand Urdu?
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Lol what does that have to do with anything?

If Phehlukwayo shouts “curry muncher, stinky brown boy” in Afrikaans towards a Pakistani batsman does that mean it’s ok because Sarfaraz doesn’t understand Afrikaans?
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Lol what does that have to do with anything?

If Phehlukwayo shouts “curry muncher, stinky brown boy” in Afrikaans towards a Pakistani batsman does that mean it’s ok because Sarfaraz doesn’t understand Afrikaans?
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He didnt shout anything towards him or any of his players but was talking to himself. Did you bother to read his tweets?
 
KingKhanWC said:
He didnt shout anything towards him or any of his players but was talking to himself. Did you bother to read his tweets?
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To be fair I don’t think even sarfaraz has read his own tweets. He doesn’t manage his account, if you see his timeline, there’s RTs during the time of the match.

And why would he call himself black?

Why would he talk about his own mother?

If he was talking to himself why was he facing towards Phehlukwayo and screaming like a dick across the pitch?
 
While Sarfraz's behaviour was shameful to say the least, I find it funny how Pakistan fans/media are making way more noise compared to the South African contingent.
 
Will Sarfaraz play in the 3rd odi?

Will Sarfaraz play in the 3rd odi?
Or is it likely that he'll be banned before that??
 
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