
Quinton de Kock takes the knee. Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images
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After a week of controversy and fierce debate, Quinton de Kock was welcomed back into the Proteas playing XI for their clash against Sri Lanka.

Quinton de Kock takes the knee. Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images
After a week of controversy and fierce debate, Quinton de Kock was welcomed back into the Proteas playing XI for their clash against Sri Lanka.
De Kock took the knee but refrained from raising a fist as some of his teammates have done. Sri Lanka’s players remained standing.
Quinton de Kock takes the knee
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on October 30, 2021. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton de Kock (R) of South Africa takes the knee during the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton de Kock (R) of South Africa takes the knee during the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton de Kock (R) of South Africa takes the knee during the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images) TOPSHOT – South Africa’s Quinton de Kock kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on October 30, 2021. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: Quinton De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 30: De Kock of South Africa takes the knee ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
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