Cricket South Africa (CSA) has distanced itself from the alleged action of certain officials in associating themselves with fans wearing masks representing the face of Sonny Bill Williams, which conduct is seemingly related to the Warner/De Kock incident during Friday’s opening day of the second Sunfoil Test match at St George’s Park.
In a statement released on Saturday morning, CSA makes the point: ‘While CSA respects the rights of its fans to represent their own points of view, CSA does not associate itself with these actions and urges all Protea supporters from refraining from being involved in distasteful or unwelcome actions that may impact the image of the sport and its supporters.
Hello Day 2! Who’s ready for #ProteaFire action? Boys are looking pumped up. #SAvAUS #SunfoilTest pic.twitter.com/f2qNxhQ3Ka
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) March 10, 2018
‘CSA has taken immediate precautionary steps against the CSA officials allegedly involved in this incident and will follow the organisation’s normal internal processes in this regard.’
CSA President Chris Nenzani also weighed in on the matter: “On behalf of CSA I extend my sincere apologies to the Board of Cricket Australia (CA), its officials, team management, players and their families.”
