Dubai: South African Cricket Star Quinton de Kock on Thursday apologized for his rejection to take the knee in the Twenty20 World Cup match which brew a storm in the world of cricket.
AFP sports saw the sequence of events surrounding important decisions and what happened later.
* Captain Temba Bavuma said Quinton de Kock had chosen out of the team match against West Indies holders on Tuesday because of “personal reasons”.
De Kock’s decision came after the South Africa Cricket (CSA) ordered the players to take the knee to support anti-racism.
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He confirmed that the black life * Reza Hendricks replaced him on the team with Heinrich Klaasen performed Wicket tasks.
* State cricket board immediately sent a statement that they had “recorded a personal decision by South African Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock not to take the knee” ahead of Tuesday’s match.
“The board will wait for further reports from team management before deciding the next steps.
All players are expected to follow this direction (to take the knee) for the rest of the World Cup game,” the statement added.
* South Africa then won their match against West Indies with eight goals.
* Bavuma, Captain Black Africa’s first national cricket team, said De Kock’s decision came as a “surprise” to the team.
* Bavuma revealed the direction of the Board came on the morning match and he was told about De Kock’s decision on the team bus on his way to the stadium.
* He said that day was a “toughest” thing from his captain who had replaced De Kock as a breath one day in August.
* The former Cricketers turned the expert out with a tributing de kock saga which is believed to have more than just taking the knee.
– Former England captain Michael Vaughan said: “Of course it goes down to individuals to decide whether he wants to be involved in any movement,” and the board should not stop the person playing cricket.
– Former Hindain’s West captain Darren Sammy said, “Sometimes I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to support this movement if you understand what it fought.” * De Kock finally came out with an apology on Thursday morning to solve the problem and notify everyone that he would be “happy” to take the knee with his team-mate.
De Kock said he was “very sorry for all the wounds, confusion, and anger” he had caused.
De Kock explained he was from a mixed race family with half his brother colored and his stepmother was black.
* The Board welcomes his decision and acknowledges the “time” of their direction when taking the knee can be better because it does not oppose many players.
Timeline of Quinton de Kock took the knee controversy
