Former South African spinner Paul Adams has confirmed that he will not testify against ex-team-mate and Proteas coach Mark Boucher in his upcoming hearing.
At last year's Cricket South Africa's (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings, Adams alleged that he had experienced instances of racial discrimination, including team-mates calling him "brown s***" in the late 1990s.
Adams then identified Boucher as one of the players who used the phrase, with the Proteas coach later apologising for his actions.
Boucher was then charged with "gross misconduct" by CSA, with his hearing set from 16-20 May.
Boucher, whose position as national coach is on the line, will defend himself on the charges while the organisation will be seeking his dismissal.
Adams, who played 45 Tests for his country from 1995 to 2004, confirmed on Sunday saying that he did not intend to single out Boucher during the SJN hearings, and that he would not testify at Boucher's hearing.
"I went to SJN with no malice but with good intentions so that present and future players, irrespective of race, wouldn't have to go through what I and other players did in those times," said Adams in a statement released on Sunday.
"Also, to make people aware that there needs to be education and acknowledgement around racism and for us to have a greater respect for each other within our society in South Africa.
"In my testimony, I said that during my time in the national team, there was a culture within that environment that felt it was fine for a derogatory nickname given to me to be sung during fines meetings in the changing room by my fellow team-mates.
"I indicated, upon reflection and after discussing with my wife (my girlfriend at the time), that I felt humiliated by
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