‘All lives don’t matter until black lives do’

 Former South African captain Faf du Plessis on Friday came out in support of Black Lives Matter and said a comment he made in January that "we don't see colour" had been a mistake.

His post on Instagram comes after 30 black former players claimed this week that racism remained a factor in the game.

"If we wait only for the ones that attack us personally, we will always live for 'my way versus your way' and that way leads us nowhere," he said.

"I surrender my opinions and take the knee as an intercessor. I acknowledge that South Africa is still hugely divided by racism..."

Du Plessis was criticised for being naive when he said he didn't see colour. He admitted: "I have gotten it wrong before. Good intentions were failed by a lack of perspective when I said on a platform that I don't see colour. In my ignorance I silenced the struggles of others by placing my own view on it."

"I am saying that all lives don't matter UNTIL black lives matter. I'm speaking up now, because if I wait to be perfect, I never will."