Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that South African cricketer Quinton de Kock’s decision to opt out of the game against West Indies in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday was not on account of him not supporting “people of colour within that country.”

“It seems Quinton de Kock is very active in being pro-Black Lives Matter, and supporting people of colour within that country,” Gilchrist told SEN on Wednesday.