Anti-racism movement in cricket needs re-sparking, re-engaging: Jason Holder
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Anti-racism movement in cricket needs re-sparking, re-engaging: Jason Holder

The anti-racism movement in cricket needs more than just players taking a knee before matches for it to have some meaning and substance, feels West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder.

Almost a year ago, West Indies became one of the first two international teams to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, a movement that gained momentum after the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer last year.

“I had a few discussions about it and I feel as though some people feel it’s now a watered-down action taken before the games. I would like to see some new initiative to spark the movement again,” Holder was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.

“I don’t want people to just think we’re taking the knee because Black Lives Matter, that’s the tradition and that’s the norm. It has to have some substance, it has to have some meaning behind it.”

“I would like to see some more emphasis, some more thought process going into actually re-sparking or re-engaging the movement so it can actually hold some substance,” he added.