Heather Knight has been made the captain of England for the T20 World Cup starting from 3 October. The first match of the English team will be against Bangladesh on 5 October.

England captain Heather Knight has been fined one thousand euros (about Rs 92 thousand). This fine has been imposed on Knight because a 12 year old photo went viral again.

33 year old Heather was seen in a fancy dress with blackface at the sports star’s kitty party in 2012. The photo is 12 years old, which is going viral again. He has been reprimanded on this. However, the English captain has issued a statement and apologized. She has been made the captain of England in the Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in UAE next month.(English captain fined 1000 euros in apartheid case)

Cricket regulator fined Knight through X post

Knight said- regretted it for a long time In this matter, the English Cricket Board (ECB) released Heather Knight’s statement on Monday, in which Knight said – I am sorry for the mistake I made 12 years ago. It was wrong and I regretted it for a long time. At that time I was not as educated about the consequences of my actions as I am now. I had no evil intentions.

Heather said- I can’t change the past, but now I am committed to using my social media to increase equality in sports. I have to decide that the less opportunity group should get equal opportunity in the game.(English captain fined 1000 euros in apartheid case)

The ECB released Knight’s statement through this post…

Disciplinary Commission considered racist and discriminatory Cricket Disciplinary Commission judge Tim O’Gorman considered Heather’s act racist and discriminatory, but also said that Knight had no intention of doing so. She was just 21 years old when she committed blackface.

England’s first match in T20 World Cup against Bangladesh Knight will captain the English team in the Women’s T20 World Cup, starting in UAE from October 3. England’s first match will be against Bangladesh team on 5 October.