Dubai: Following his splendid performance against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday (October 25), Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the first player in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League to took a knee in solidarity Of ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
After the match he posted the picture on his social media handle, “#Black Lives Matter” Pandya captioning the post.
#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yzUS1bWh7F
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) October 25, 2020
The ‘taking a knee’ gesture started in the West Indies’ Test series in England this summer in protest against racism after African-American George Floyd was killed by an on-duty white police officer.
Last week, Sunrisers Hyderabad player Jason Holder had expressed his disappointment over none of the IPL teams taking a knee in solidarity with the movement, which, he felt, went unnoticed in the ongoing league.
“To be honest, I haven’t had one conversation up here around it (BLM). Sometimes it seems it has gone unnoticed, which is a sad thing. I guess it’s for us to re-highlight the importance of it, for people to understand what is happening in the world,” Holder had said.
