On Tuesday a group of 31 black current and former players and coaches came out in support of the Proteas seamer, following his comments around the Black Lives Matter movement last week.
Amla added his support in an Instagram post, writing: ‘… The imagined superiority of whites over blacks or blacks over whites, or one nationality over another, is simply delusional. Yes that’s right – nothing but delusional. However many of us, including myself, have bore the brunt of these delusions and have crazy stories to tell which is why it makes it even more admirable to see exceptional youngsters like @lungingidi doing his bit to represent us all. Thank you brother and all those who stand up for just causes in their own way – publicly and privately.’
Amla’s support follows hot on the heels of his former Proteas teammate Ashwill Prince, who shared his thoughts on the matter in a Twitter thread on Sunday, then elaborated on that in an emotional interview on Monday.