Heather Knight focused on T20 World Cup after reprimand over blackface photo

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England captain Heather Knight feels fully focused on leading her side in the T20 World Cup as she looks to move on from being sanctioned for appearing in ‘blackface’ at a fancy dress party in 2012. In a statement last month, Knight, England captain since 2016, said she was “truly sorry for the mistake” she made and had “long regretted it”, while Dave Lewis, the interim director of the Cricket Regulator, accepted there was “no racist intent in her conduct”. Knight, 33, feels “the line has already been drawn” regarding her sanction and believes the squad are fully focused on the challenges ahead. open image in gallery Heather Knight was reprimanded and given a suspended £1,000 fine Drawn into Group B also alongside Scotland, South Africa and West Indies, hopes have been lifted of England going on to claim a first global trophy since the 2017 50-over World Cup.