Quinton De Kock apologises to South Africa team-mates over refusal to take knee

De Kock issued a lengthy statement two days after rebuffing a directive from Cricket South Africa which stated all players must take part in the anti-racism gesture

Quinton De Kock has apologised to his South Africa team-mates for withdrawing from the T20 World Cup game against West Indies because of his refusal to take the knee

Quinton De Kock has apologised to his South Africa team-mates and the country back home after withdrawing from their T20 World Cup game against the West Indies because of his refusal to take the knee.

De Kock issued a lengthy statement on Thursday morning, two days after rebuffing a directive from Cricket South Africa which stated all players must take part in the anti-racism gesture for the rest of the tournament.