WI vs Aus 1st T20: Australian players take a knee for the first time in support of Black Lives Matter movement

The Australian men’s cricket team took a knee for the first time in a stand against racism of their series opening T20I against West Indies in St Lucia on Saturday. Australian side had not previously done it before an international game.

It was unclear whether the Aaron Finch-led Australia would become the country’s first senior national cricket team to take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement but the team took everyone by surprise when they took a knee before the start of their series opening T20I against West Indies in St Lucia on Saturday. Players from both teams performed the gesture, as did support staff who had assembled in front of the team dugout, alongside both on-field umpires.