“It was a failure of my leadership,” said the 28-year-old.

“I am deeply sorry, I love the game of cricket, I love kids wanting to play the great game of cricket that I love. Any time you think about making a questionable decision, think about affecting your parents.

“To see the way my old man has been, and my mum, it hurts. I just want to say I’m sorry for the pain I have brought to Australia and the fans and the public,” he added.

Here’s how the cricketing world reacted on his teary-eyed press conference.

Michael Clarke

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Michael Vaughan

Harsha Bhogle

Mitchell Johnson

Matt Prior

Mohammad Kaif

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Rohit Sharma

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