South African (SA) star cricketer Quinton de Kock pulled out of his Twenty20 World Cup game against the West Indies minutes after the cricket board issued a directive requiring all players to “take the knee” against racism.
De Kock has never partaken in the gesture, often looking on at teammates who choose to do so. However, on June 12, in a press conference after South Africa’s test series against West Indies in Saint Lucia, de Kock was questioned on why he refused to take a knee at the time.
