BBL Team Sydney Thunder Stand By Alex Hales After Blackface Photo

BBL Team: Despite a photo of Alex Hales with his face painted black and reports that he called his pet dog ‘Kevin’ as part of a racially discriminatory joke, BBL team Sydney Thunder wants to continue with him.

Highlights

• Sydney Thunder of the Big Bash League intend to keep Alex Hales
• Hales’ face was painted black in a photograph that surfaced
• The photo, according to Hales, was a tribute to his favorite rap musician

The image was released last week in the aftermath of former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq’s allegations about the career-ending bigotry he faced, which shocked English cricket. Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon, who oversees the Thunder, underlined that racism and bigotry had no place in the sport.

However, he added late Monday in a statement that the Australian T20 team should “accept people who have made mistakes.”

“One of the keys to the Thunder’s success is that the team values diversity and is a club for everyone,” he stated. “We must embrace people who have made mistakes if we truly believe that.”

In the 2020-21 BBL season, Hales was the highest run-scorer

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“I’ve spoken with Alex, watched his explanation. And have no doubt he’s sorry for the photograph and other mistakes he did as a young man.”

Hales has stated that the blackface photo, which was taken at a New Year’s Eve party. In 2009, was merely a tribute to Tupac Shakur, his favorite rap musician. He did admit, though, that it was “disrespectful” and that racism was something he “deplored.”

It came after Rafiq told a British parliamentary committee that Hales, now 32. Called his black dog Kevin after batsman Gary Ballance used the name as a slur. Hales responded with a “categorical” rejection of the accusation.

Before giving the opener the green light to return for the upcoming season. Which begins in December, Germon said he sought the advice of Hales’ teammates and Thunder staff.

In the next season, he’ll team up with Trevor Bayliss. The former England coach who has taken over the Sydney Thunder from Shane Bond.

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