South Africa captain Dean Elgar has hit back at Bangladesh 's complaints of excessive sledging, telling them to "harden up and play the game at a level that maybe they're not used to".
Elgar's comments come after Bangladesh said they would be lodging an official complaint about South Africa's "deplorable" sledging during the first Test in Durban, which the hosts won by 220 runs. Bangladesh's cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus told ESPNcricinfo that South Africa particularly targeted Mahmudul Hasan Joy, with the 21-year-old playing just his third Test match.
"They surrounded Joy when he went out to bat," Junus said. "They were saying something. He couldn't say anything back since he is a junior player. It was deplorable.
