Shastri slams O’Keefe over ‘canteen’ comment

Dixit Bhargav | 28/12/2018
Shastri slams O'Keefe

Shastri slams O’Keefe: The Indian Head Coach has given a fitting reply to the Australian commentator for his racist comment.

Apart from witnessing on-field banter between the players, the ongoing Test series between Australia and India has also witnessed off-field banter between former cricketers and fans and between current coach and commentator.

The this one is the latest category of genres of banter in this series, involving India Head Coach Ravi Shastri and former Australia cricketer and current commentator Kerry O’Keefe.

The banter was related to the latter’s racist comments on the Indian domestic circuit on the first day of the match when debutant Mayank Agarwal was batting. Having compared the Indian domestic players to ‘canteen staff’, O’Keefe had let down plentiful of Indian fans and cricketers.

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“Let’s not take it from [Mayank]. [India] could have easily been three down for 80 and it would have been a different ball game. He dug deep and he’s got a message for Kerry – when you do open your canteen, he wants to come and smell the coffee. And he wants to compare it to the ones back home in India. Is the coffee better here in your canteen, or the one back home?,” Shastri was quoted as saying on Fox Sports.

It is worth mentioning that O’Keefe had later apologised for his comments. “It’s a fair reply, Ravi. You’ve been sitting on it all day,” he replied as both of them were sitting next to each other on the panel.

Talking about the match, India have dismissed Australia on 151 in 66.5 overs. Having gained a gargantuan 292-run lead, India have decided to bat again. The visitors would be looking to put a formidable target for the the hosts in their second innings.

Watch the video and read some of the latest Twitter reactions on Shastri below:

 

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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