Shukri Conrad should know that words can really hurt

Conrad's inflammatory statement has opened a "can of words" on social media, with the SA and Indian cricket fans locked in a bitter dispute

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The ghosts of Tony Greig and Hansie Cronje must be having a chuckle at the end of the second Test at Guwahati between India and South Africa, in which India were crushed by 408 runs to lose both Test matches in the short series.

It was 25 years ago that Cronje led his country to the same margin of victory—2-0—in what would be his last appearance for his country. It was not long after that Delhi Police went public with recorded phone conversations Cronje had with a known bookie that not only brought his glittering career to a shuddering halt but also ensured the entire cricket world would be plunged into crisis. This was the last time South Africa won a Test series in India before the dramatic events that unfolded in the Assam capital, resulting in the heaviest margin of defeat by runs for India in their Test history stretching back to 1932.