Cricketer missed T20
World Cup match against West IndiesDe Kock says he is ‘more than happy’ to take knee in futureQuinton de Kock will join the rest of his teammates in taking the knee if he is selected again for South Africa. The wicketkeeper-batter released a statement on Thursday offering his side of a story that has threatened to derail his team’s slim hopes of success at the T20 World Cup.
On Tuesday morning, hours before the Proteas’ game against West Indies,
Cricket South Africa issued a directive instructing the players to kneel in a show of solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter movement. This came after an image of disharmony was displayed before their opening match against Australia in which three white players – Heinrich Klaasen, Anrich Nortje and De Kock – stood while the rest kneeled.