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De Kock misses South Africa T20 World Cup game after refusing to take knee

  • Quinton De Kock absent from group game against West Indies
  • Cricket South Africa: wicketkeeper made ‘personal decision’

Quinton de Kock did not take part in South Africa’s Twenty20 World Cup match against West Indies, after apparently refusing to follow a team directive and take a knee before the match in Dubai.

The South Africa captain, Temba Bavuma, said De Kock had “made himself unavailable for personal reasons” before the coin toss at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Cricket South Africa (CSA) made the same announcement on their Twitter feed, with De Kock replaced in the starting line-up by Reeza Hendricks.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3Cgg3AB

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