Rassie van der Dussen, a middle-order batsman for South Africa, said the team wholeheartedly supports Quinton de Kock’s return to the team. Quinton de Kock did not take the knee during the Proteas’ second T20 World Cup encounter against the West Indies. Taking a knee in favor of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign is a symbolic act.
As a result, despite the CSA’s directive prior to this game. De Kock has been chastised for refusing to take the knee. He was no longer a member of the organization as a result of this. As a result of the southpaw’s choice, the cricketing world was divided before apologizing.
Rassie van der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen, on the other hand, stated that the team has moved on. From that incident and is ready to welcome him back. Van van Dussen is hoping that De Kock, who is a top-notch player, will be ready to perform as expected.
“Quinny is one of the best players in the world. The team will welcome him back with open arms. It is not even a case of him having to ask us. We understood what he did. If he is selected, which I am sure he will be. He will come back like nothing ever happened. Nobody holds any grievances. he said
‘Hopefully, he can be in the right frame of mind to deliver those match-winning performances that he has always had and is so valuable to us as a team. More important is having Quinny on the field, and having our brother and friend, and world-class player back on the team.” he added
The 28-year-old addressed his choice not to take the knee in a statement posted on Thursday. The gloveman, on the other hand, announced his opposition to racism and stated that he will take the knee in the future.
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