From the outrage on social media, you’d think that the sky had fallen on the heads of some whites in the South African cricketing fraternity. How dare rising star Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi support Black Lives Matter (BLM) while saying nothing about the murders of white farmers?
South Africa's Lungi Ngidi bowls during the second T20 international cricket match between South Africa and Australia at St George's Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth on February 23, 2020.
From the outrage on social media, you’d think that the sky had fallen on the heads of some whites in the South African cricketing fraternity. That was the tenor of many of the reactions. Former national players Pat Symcox, Boeta Dippenaar and Rudi Steyn waded into the debate, clearly believing the young player was deliberately stirring trouble.
That question related to the BLM movement, which has rocked international sport as much as it has ordinary society.“It’s definitely something we need to discuss in person but we are all well aware of what is going on. It’s something we have to address as a team, as a nation as well because we’ve had racial discrimination in the past. It’s something we need to take very seriously…”
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