Australian Of the cricket team The captain Pete Cummins has backed opener Usman Khawaja on Monday, saying that Gaza Their attempt to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis is not ‘disrespectful’.
According to the French news agency AFP, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had refused to allow Usman Khawaja to put a sticker of Fakhta and an olive branch on his bat during the second Test match against Pakistan.
The logo that Usman Khawaja displayed during practice on Sunday also had the words 01: UDHR written on it, a reference to Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
During the first Test match in Perth, Usman Khawaja, a 36-year-old Muslim cricketer, was refused permission to wear boots with the words ‘Freedom is a human right’ written on them. and ‘all souls are equal.’
The ICC says the cricketer breached ICC rules in terms of messages related to politics, religion or race.
Speaking to reporters in Melbourne, Cummins said, ‘We really support Uzi (Usman Khawaja). They stand up for what they believe in and I think they did it really respectfully.’
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‘As I said last week ‘all lives are equal.’ I don’t think this is very objectionable and I would say the same about Fakhta (peace symbol).
This is what Uzi said. I think the way they’re talking about it can really hold their head up.
“But obviously there are rules about that and I believe the ICC said they wouldn’t allow it. They make the rules and you have to accept them.’
Usman Khawaja wore a black armband during the Perth Test for which he was reprimanded by the ICC, who said it was meant to express ‘sorrow on a personal level’ and had no political motives. were not
Last week, he told how the controversy has affected him.
He said, ‘When I look at my Instagram, I am deeply affected by seeing innocent children and videos of them dying.
‘I have no agenda other than to highlight what I feel passionately and genuinely.’
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2024-08-31 22:24:34
