Internet Desk: Proteas cricketers have rallied behind beleaguered captain Faf du Plessis as he faces allegations of ball tampering after the second Test against Australia. Du Plessis is subject to an International Cricket Council investigation, accused of shining the ball while having a sweet in his mouth during the match at Hobart which South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. The full South African squad attended a news conference on Friday, standing behind top-order batsman Hashim Amla as he spoke on his captain's behalf.
According to Amla, the allegations were just ridiculous. He reckons the charge against Faf is absolutely baseless and the entire team is standing behind him as a mark of solidarity.
“The reason everyone is here together is to stand together and show solidarity to what we all thought was actually a joke. It’s not April. But the allegation against Faf was really ridiculous and as a team we are standing strong. You got to be pretty logical about it,” said Amla while talking to the media on the sidelines of Melbourne Cricket Ground ahead of the pink ball warm up match against Victoria XI.
Amla, regarded as the mainstay in Proteas batting also added, “Common sense should prevail. There was no malicious intent whatsoever.”
The entire South African team was behind Amla as he was briefing the Australian media.
“We are all standing together for our captain as a mark of solidarity. He has done absolutely nothing. If he had done something wrong we wouldn’t have brought the entire team here,” said Amla.
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