Cricket South Africa‘s (CSA) acting chief Jacques Faul has said that the board is showing complete solidarity towards ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement to uplift and support Black lives in the country.
In a statement released on Thursday, CSA asserted on the fact that the governing body was formed on the principles of non-racialism and inclusion.
“Black Lives Matter. It is as simple as that,” Faul said.
Faul also stressed on the fact that it is important to preserve those principles and also educate every individual to not promote racism in any form. Only in this way, the country could get winners in various sports and the BLM movement also found the majority support from the other board members.
“As a national sporting body representing more than 56 million South Africans and with the privileged position of owning a platform as large as we do, it is of vital importance that we use our voice to educate and listen to others on topics involving all forms of discrimination.” Faul further stated.
CSA will be taking the initiative of spreading the idea of non-discrimination through their BLM campaign on July 18, which is Nelson Mandela International Day. That day will also witness the Solidarity Cup for the first time, involving three teams in a 36 overs match.
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement was supported by England and West Indies cricketers during their ongoing game at The Ageas Bowl where the players went down on their knees to show solidarity against racism and discrimination.
The players of both the teams had already pledged to support the movement by wearing donning ‘Black Lives Matter’ jerseys created by the designer Alisha Hosannah. The design was later approved by the ICC to be worn during England vs West Indies series, marking the return of international cricket.
