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The Sydney Sixers strongly stand against racial injustice and persecution of any form.Tonight, in our first game of BBL|10, and throughout the tournament, the Sixers will take a knee prior to the first ball in support of our team mates and those who have been impacted by racism
The stance follows an education session provided by several members of the squad and comes with unanimous support from players and staff.
In Australia and all across the world we continue to see examples of people being mistreated simply due to the colour of their skin.
At the Sixers we believe this is unacceptable.
As a club and as individuals we have made the commitment to better educate ourselves on the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, to fight for inclusion and justice, and to stand with our communities on the path to reconciliation and equal rights. We encourage all members of the community to do the same.
The BBL squad will continue our education throughout the tournament, including undertaking cultural awareness training early next year.
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The Sydney Sixers are an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL). Based at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Sixers, along with the Sydney Thunder, succeeded the New South Wales Blues from the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
