Bavuma respects De Kock's decision to withdraw from team
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the team will find out more about Quinton de Kock’s decision to pull out of their T20 World Cup match against the West Indies over the next couple of days.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the team will find out more about Quinton de Kock’s decision to pull out of their T20 World Cup match against the West Indies over the next couple of days.
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen powered South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the T20 World Cup.
No Proteas player should be forced to take a knee before a match, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Based on a report from Proteas management, Cricket South Africa will decide on what action to take against wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock.
New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE with a calf tear, it was announced minutes before his team’s opening game against Pakistan on Tuesday.
The commentary at the start of the Proteas T20 World Cup clash against the West Indies has fuelled speculation that Quinton de Kock’s withdrawal from the team is due to the CSA directive that all players must ‘take the knee’.
Follow the Proteas’ T20 World Cup match against the West Indies in Dubai from 12pm (SA time) on Tuesday.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies without wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.
Proteas players will be required to adopt a consistent and united stance against racism by ‘taking the knee’ before the start of their remaining T20 World Cup matches.
Having both endured first-up defeats at the T20 World Cup, South Africa and the West Indies meet in Dubai on Tuesday, staring down the prospects of falling too far behind in the semi-final race.
Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took nine wickets between them as Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 130 runs.
Kagiso Rabada insists “no one is blaming anyone” after the Proteas’ poor batting performance against Australia.
On this day in 2015, AB de Villiers smashed India to all parts of the ground to record 119 off just 61 deliveries as the Proteas posted 438-4 in a massive win in Mumbai.
A torrent of social media abuse was aimed at India’s only Muslim player, bowler Mohammed Shami, after his side was thrashed by arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.
Talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to the England squad for the tour of Australia later this year.