What have you done, Quinny? This was my initial reaction when the nation was told one of our best players had opted out of the crucial ICC T20 World Cup match against the defending champions, the West Indies, in the United Arab Emirates.
Quinton de Kock refused to take the knee as a sign of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.This was my initial reaction when the nation was told one of our best players had opted out of the crucial ICC T20 World Cup match against the defending champions, the West Indies, in the United Arab Emirates .
There is also the knee-jerk reaction of the CSA board who, in their infinite wisdom, saw it proper to issue an instruction to the players to take the knee a few hours before an important match against the West Indies. This may be the end of his international and franchise career with the Titans, and it may also affect his prospects of playing in lucrative leagues like the Indian Premier League , where cricket players make money.
I also think the CSA board cannot escape blame for this mess because if they were serious from the beginning about taking the knee, all the team members should have been informed about this decision before they departed for the World Cup. By forcing the players to take the knee, it was a reactionary exercise by the board following the huge outcry after the Australia match where some Proteas players took the knee and others didn’t.
In the current Proteas squad, De Kock mixes and works with people of different races and backgrounds, but given the furore, how are his black teammates and the staff members supposed to deal with him when he is perceived to be insensitive to issues of race?
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