South Africa captain Faf du Plessis found himself in a laugh-riot situation during the press conference on the eve of the fourth Test.
Meanwhile, the host is taking on Australia in the fourth and final Test in Johannesburg.
With the explosive ball-tampering scandal dominating the headlines, a question regarding this was coming before the Test.
When a journalist questioned about his views on the quantum of punishment for Steven Smith over the ball-tampering scandal in the pre-match briefing, Du Plessis went about his response in a serious deadpan manner, suggesting the sanctions seemed to be a bit harsh.
However, a funny, cute-sounding ringtone broke out suddenly which made du Plessis take notice of it.
"That's a SHOCKING ringtone!"
A lighter moment on what has been a tense Test tour! #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/toYlSRY52U
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 29, 2018
Du Plessis broke into chuckles hearing that shocking ringtone. When the Proteas captain realised that it was some bizarre ringtone, he admitted,
“That’s a shocking ringtone.”
Meanwhile, the press conference room erupted with laughter. It also eased out the mood surrounding the whole ball-tampering scandal.
Proteas skipper and the journalists present there couldn’t have asked for a better intervention for a cheer-up.
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