The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday rejected Australia opener Usman Khawaja’s newest try to lift consciousness over the disaster in Gaza. Khawaja had requested via an software to show an image of a dove and an olive department on his bat and footwear, which he did throughout Australia’s apply session on Sunday on the MCG forward of the Boxing Day recreation towards Pakistan.
ICC has rejected Usman Khawaja’s newest try to lift Gaza disaster consciousness
According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, Khawaja had first checked with Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association earlier than having the emblem on his bat and footwear on the MCG and was given a inexperienced sign, though the applying to ICC for finishing up the identical through the second Test towards Pakistan, which begins from Tuesday, was denied.
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“The ICC, after giving due consideration to Usman Khawaja’s request for a personal message logo on his bat for the remainder of the Test series against Pakistan, did not approve the application,” an ICC spokesperson informed the web site. “Personal messages of this nature are not allowed as per Clause F of the Clothing and Equipment Regulations, which can be found on the ICC Playing Conditions page.
“The ICC is supportive of gamers utilizing their platforms exterior of the enjoying area to advertise human rights, peace and equality and would encourage him to proceed to make use of different platforms.”
The ICC had earlier charged the Australian batter for breaching the regulations over wearing a black armband during the opening Test match against Pakistan in Perth. Khawaja had later told the media that it was a message of “private bereavement” and that he would challenge the charge before adding that he wouldn’t do the same in the MCG Test match.
Earlier in the day, former West Indies cricketer and broadcasting legend, Michael Holding, fumed as he called out ICC’s “hypocrisy and lack of ethical standing” within the Khawaja saga.
Speaking to The Weekend Australian, Holding mentioned: “I have been following the Khawaja fiasco and I cannot say I’m surprised by the ICC’s stance. If it had been most other organisations that showed some semblance of consistency with their attitude and behaviour on issues I could claim surprise, but not them. Once again, they show their hypocrisy and lack of moral standing as an organisation.”
Holding additionally lambasted ICC over their inconsistencies in sustaining their laws as he reminded them that gamers throughout the globe had taken the knee to point out their assist through the Black Lives Matter. In reality, through the 2020 tour of England, the West Indies aspect had even worn ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts.
“The ICC regulations say re messaging ‘approval shall not be granted for messages which relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes’,” mentioned Holding. “So how people were allowed to take the knee for BLM and stumps were covered with LGBTQ colours?”
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
