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As they did in their test series in England earlier this year, the West Indies will kneel in their series against the Black Caps.
The Black Caps and West Indies have confirmed that they will both kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of each of their Twenty20 Internationals, which will kick off tonight in Auckland.
At the lunchtime series launch on game day, New Zealand captain Tim Southee revealed how his team would show their support for the anti-racism movement ahead of the series opening at Eden Park (start to 7 p.m.), which will be his first game since March.
As reported Wednesday, Southee confirmed that the Black Caps had met with Windies coach Phil Simmons and manager Rawl Lewis to discuss what actions the teams would take together.
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Black Caps captain Tim Southee confirmed that his team would kneel before their T20I games against the West Indies.
“We agreed that we will support the West Indies and kneel down after the umpires decide to play,” Southee said.
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“It’s something that is obviously close to the West Indies side of cricket and something that we are happy to support along with our own booth with the Give Nothing To Racism booth. So I think the two go well together. “
The That Give Nothing To Racism campaign is part of New Zealand Cricket’s partnership with the Human Rights Commission, which will include messages related to its display at match venues this summer.
The fact that the West Indies knelt is a continuation of their actions from their tour of England in July, when both teams did, and alongside Southee at the series launch, T20I captain Kieron Pollard said that it was something his team wanted to keep pushing.
“It’s something that worries us a lot,” Pollard said. “And it’s something we want to try to incorporate around the world as well, because it has impacted many lives around the world.
“It means a lot to us as individuals, and we will continue to prove ourselves, and at some point, hopefully, at some point everyone will come to understand the seriousness of this matter.
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The West Indies took a firm stance by kneeling during their series against England.
“We will continue to make gestures and do things that are going to be positively oriented. So we have joined the Black Caps, we thank them for their support and we will also reciprocate, and we will have a good series. “
As they also did in England, the Windies will wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their game jerseys, on the sleeve of the T20I and then on the collar during both test matches.
Southee said the Black Caps would re-evaluate the decision to kneel before next month’s test series, with several different staff members joining the team and participating in discussions, along with subsequent tours of Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh. .
“At the moment it is series by series,” he said.
“It is something that is ongoing, the West Indies is the first tour, so that has been our focus at the moment, then there will be talks as the summer progresses.”
