Video: Booed, surrounded by cops, called a cheat; Steve Smith faces heat at airport
Posted March 29th, 2018, 11:30 AM IST
While Smith, Warner and Bancroft have headed back home after the sack, Smith, who will be facing a lot of tough questions on his arrival in Australia, the fallen Australian skipper was severely booed as the security escorted him at the Johannesburg airport.
(Photo: AP)
(Photo: AP)
While the media personnel tried to get a reaction from Smith, he was heckled, booed and called a cheat, as one of the reporters was heard asking him, “What do you have to say the people who are calling you cheats right here?”
(Photo: AFP)
(Photo: AFP)
(Photo: AFP)
(Photo: AFP)
Former England skipper, Kevin Pietersen, who has been vocal about the issue as soon as it first broke out last week, shared a video of the incident, saying, "I don’t like this! @steve_smith49 isn’t a criminal!"
Pietersen's views were echoed by quite a few, from the cricket fraternity and outside.
Dale Steyn
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YOH those bans are heavy.
It’s just, well, it’s, WOW.
That’s life changing stuff.
That shit at the airport looked totally unnecessary though
3:40 AM - Mar 29, 2018
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Shane Warne
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This is disgraceful ! @stevesmith49 is not a criminal !!!!!
11:11 PM - Mar 28, 2018
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Alan Jones
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Steve Smith has made a mistake. But in trying to catch a plane in South Africa he's treated like a mass murderer. Surrounded by 12 security guards... people baying for his blood and calling him a cheat. This is too much for any 28 year old to handle. #CricketAustralia
1:44 AM - Mar 29, 2018
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Theo Doropoulos
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One of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers who made a shocking error in judgement now being ushered through an airport like a convicted drug mule.
Regardless of your opinion of him, you can’t look at this image and say you don’t feel slightly bad for Steve Smith. I know I do.
6:03 PM - Mar 28, 2018
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Darren Lehmann, coach of the Australian cricket team, on Wednesday issued an apology to the cricket fans and admitted that the trio has made a "grave mistake but they are not bad people".
"They have made a grave mistake but they are not bad people. As a coach, you feel for them as people. They are hurting. I feel for them and their families. There is a human side to this. They have made a mistake, as everyone – including myself – has made mistakes in the past," said Lehmann.
"These are young men and I hope people will give them a second chance. Their health and wellbeing is extremely important to us," added Lehmann.
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