Temba Bavuma, South Africa's first black African captain, said wicketkeeper-batsman De Kock, a former national captain, had made himself unavailable"for personal reasons".
After South Africa had won the match by eight wickets, Bavuma admitted there will now be question marks over De Kock's future in the team. They acted after pictures emerged from the team's first game against Australia at the weekend where some players knelt and some stood. De Kock is one of his country's star players and a regular choice across all three formats of the game
Fellow West Indian Carlos Brathwaite, who hit the winning runs in the T20 World Cup final in 2016, said he didn't agree that players should be forced to take a knee.
Those who refuse to take a knee are racists and people who are from racist families.
Kneeling doesn’t mean that you’re not a racist, same goes for not kneeling
Big ups to him for getting out of this toxic environment!
It’s not about competing in a national level, it’s about competing with yourself on a conscious level so that racial levels become irrelevant. Maybe one day you’ll return having learned the lesson of TEAM
Why can’t we look at the directive as taking away his freedom of choice - where is the evidence of racist act, because if there is, he should then face disciplinary processes.
Donning a National Jersey means you are representing the country not oneself!! So good riddance, we don't need trash in our beloved National Team. Let me play in his own yard.
Eugene De Kock descendant.🚮
Are they also required to raise fists now CSA?
Weird
He telling a story we are ignoring ourselves into I also don't support it and I will never kneel have the President ever kneel mara🤷
He should never ever be selected to play for SA, he has given a clear signal that he is racist but ready to benefit from a black majority country..
Very soon, our proteas will be just as bad as Bafana Bafana 😂😂😂.
Fully agree with Q he is better then this, do like the good players do and leave this political shit, you are much more then this, only kneel in front of God
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