The former captain of the West Indies, a team that kneels as a gesture of support against discrimination and support for the organization Black Lives Matter, considers that this action is no longer enough
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Saturday, October 5
Cricketer Jason Holder wants to “ignite” the anti-racist movement within this discipline
Kneel prior to an encounter in signal of support for the movement Black Lives Matter prior to a sports commitment has been usual in NBA basketball or Premier League football.
In cricket, one of the first teams to kneel was the West Indies, whose captain was Jason Holder. Regarding the rejection of racism in cricket, . within the discipline.
” I had some discussions about it and I feel like some people feel like it’s now diluted (kneel) action taken before games. I would like to see some new initiative to ignite the movement again. ”
Holder analyzes the background of the movement:“ I don’t want people to think that we are kneeling because Black Lives Matter , that’s the tradition and that’s the norm. It has to have some substance, it has to have some meaning behind it. ”
Among the things he would like to do within the discipline to support the anti-racist movement is the realization from a video: “Maybe that’s something we can do as a group. Maybe a collage and a video message , just to reiterate what the movement represents and what it is about. ”
Any gesture in support, is well received: “ If players are comfortable with kneeling, they can . If a player wants to make the previous gesture that we had, to raise his right fist, he has the right to do it. ”
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