India, Nov. 26 -- The controversy triggered by South Africa coach Shukri Conrad, when he said, 'We wanted them (Indian team) to really grovel,' refuses to die down. After Anil Kumble and Cheteshwar Pujara called him out for his remark, and Dale Steyn cut all ties with what the 58-year-old had to say during the post-day press conference on Tuesday, Parthiv Patel has come up with a scathing take on the whole incident. The former India wicketkeeper says he expected better from a representative of South African cricket, calling the term 'disrespectful'.

"Maybe the South African coach does not know the weightage of the word. But I don't think so. There was a smirk on his face when he said it. There is no doubt that it was disrespectful. As th...