Therefore, The T20 World Cup will be held in 2021. As a result, England skipper Eoin Morgan has said that his squad will kneel before. Their match against the West Indies in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 12 stage.
Since the movement’s beginning, West Indies players have taken a knee in support of Black Lives Matter before all of their matches. It was sparked by the assassination of George Floyd, an African-American citizen in the United States.
Morgan claimed that the decision was made after receiving clarification from the West Indies team about their position.
“We have heard from the West Indies that they will be taking a knee and we will be joining them for the first game,” Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday. he said
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In recent months, England has staged a “Moment of Unity” against all types of discrimination. They’ve asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) about continuing to do so throughout the T20 World Cup, according to the skipper.
“Games going on from there, we’ve been speaking to the ICC about the potential moment of unity. Before the game that we’ve been doing as part of our own piece at home. It hasn’t been cleared up whether that’s a possibility yet,” Eoin Morgan added.
When the West Indies visited England in 2020, England’s players made the anti-racism gesture of taking a knee. After the three-Test series, however, this was stopped.
The decision to halt the practice garnered a lot of criticism from various quarters. Including former batsman Michael Holding, who has championed the Black Lives Matter cause.
According to Eoin Morgan’s statement, England appears to be faking the gesture solely during the match versus the West Indies.
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