Boucher’s pondering accusation

Proteas coach Mark Boucher will not ’give a knee jerk response’ to the allegations levelled against him which were revealed at Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation Building hearings last week.

Boucher’s former Proteas teammate Paul Adams claimed last week that he was racially abused during his international career, with teammates, including Boucher allegedly call him “Brown Sh!t”. This occurred during a song saved for post-match celebrations.

And Boucher says: “I respect the sensitivity around this and I am not going to give a knee jerk response. I will go back home, assess the information that’s available to me and I will reply respectfully and appropriately according to the allegations.

“I need to get home and just have a look at what’s been said and then I will come through with a response.”

IOL Sport understands that Boucher has requested a meeting with Adams upon his return to South Africa to address the allegations.

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