Lingering de Kock theory shot down by legend

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Australian cricket fable Ian Chappell has changeable down the mentation that Quinton de Kock withdrew from the T20 World Cup arsenic an enactment of retaliation against Cricket South Africa for opting for caller captains.

Sources with cognition of de Kock's withdrawal pursuing Cricket South Africa's anti-racism directive accidental the wicketkeeper-batter was exacting revenge connected the governing assemblage for removing him arsenic skipper successful March, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Dean Elgar replaced de Kock arsenic Test skipper and Temba Bavuma took power of the T20 and one-day sides, leaving the 28-year-old with 23 caps arsenic skipper crossed the 3 formats.

De Kock withdrew from the World Cup aft Cricket South Africa ordered its players to instrumentality a genu successful enactment of the Black Lives Matter movement up of the Proteas' 2nd lucifer of the tournament, against the West Indies successful Dubai.

But Chappell has dismissed the presumption that de Kock's bonzer World Cup connection was a effect of a strained narration with the governing body.

Chappell pointed retired de Kock's reluctance to skipper his country, portion suggesting the gloveman was miffed astatine Cricket South Africa being forceful successful its stance against racism.

"I'm not definite that's close (that de Kock was acting successful spite aft being removed arsenic captain)... due to the fact that from everything I was speechmaking Quinton de Kock wasn't each that keen connected the captaincy," Chappell told Wide World of Sports.

"So, I'm not definite that version's correct.

"I deliberation you've got to fto individuals person their opinions. I'm not sure... that you should beryllium dictating, 'you've got to instrumentality this governmental stance'. I conscionable don't deliberation that's a portion of sport."

Chappell conceded that South Africa had a past marred by racism.

South Africa's cricket squad met Australia successful a four-Test bid successful 1970 and did not vie successful different planetary lucifer until facing the West Indies successful 1992, arsenic a effect of the apartheid era.

Black cricketers person represented South Africa overmuch much regularly since the lifting of the ban, with Paul Adams, Makhaya Ntini, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Bevuma and galore others featuring for the Proteas.

"South Africa's successful a precise governmental (situation), peculiarly the cricket side. It's been precise governmental for a agelong time," Chappell said.

"They've got a batch of problems they've got to benignant out, but I'm not definite (directing players to instrumentality a genu is) the close mode to spell astir it."

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