TIL ICC cricketers all take a knee before each match

 Refreshing to this Statesian, where taking a knee is so ridiculously controversial. 


The commentator says:

The teams will take a knee respectively and the ICC stands against all forms of racial discrimination. The game of cricket actively promotes diversity, inclusion, and belonging, so good to see that reminder consistently being said.

 




(From ESPN rebroadcast of this T20 match.)

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