The Proteas batter Quinton de Kock has come forward to apologize to his teammates and fans for having withdrawn his name from the game against West Indies over taking a knee. In a statement that was released on Thursday morning, October 28, the batter stated that his intentions were not to hurt anyone and that he understands the importance of standing against racism.

Ahead of South Africa’s match against West Indies, the CSA had issued a directive. The board thus made it mandatory for all the Proteas players to take a knee before their remaining matches of the T20 World Cup. However, during the toss, the news came in that Quinton de Kock has pulled out of the game due to personal reasons. Later it was reported that it was his refusal to take a knee.

Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten might replace Misbah-ul-Haq as the Head Coach of the Pakistan cricket team. Apart from Kirsten, the likes of Simon Katich and Peter Moores are also considered for the role as well.

Before the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup, Misbah-ul-Haq had announced that he would like to resign as the Head Coach of the Pakistan cricket team. Along with Misbah, even bowling coach Waqar Younis also tendered his resignation as well.

Saqlain Mushtaq is currently serving as the interim Head Coach of the Pakistan cricket team. It is also reported that the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ramiz Raja wants to appoint a foreign coach.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has allowed Jason Holder to come into the West Indies squad as a replacement for Obed McCoy. McCoy has been ruled out of the entire competition after suffering a leg injury.

The ICC released an official statement where they stated that Holder was already named as a reserve player according to the allowances given to the various teams keeping in mind the Covid-19 quarantine measures. And, if a team wants a player to be replaced, then they will have to take the.