As Australia captain Pat Cummins received the toss and opted to bat in opposition to Pakistan within the first Test on Thursday, opening batter Usman Khawaja got here out to bat sporting a black armband. Khawaja’s gesture is a mark of solidarity to indicate solidarity with the individuals caught in Israel-Hamas battle. The Pakistan-born batter had earlier deliberate to put on particular footwear with the message “All Lives Are Equal”, however was stopped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from doing so. As a end result, he determined to put on the identical footwear, however coated the message with a tape.
However, Khawaja has made his intentions fairly clear along with his newest armband gesture for the individuals caught in Israel-Palestine battle.
Respect for Usman Khawaja
He is sporting a black armband for the people who find themselves struggling as earlier ICC imposed some restrictions upon him.#PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/cWSU5taw1L
— Waqar Younas (@waqar_younas158) December 14, 2023
Respect for Usman Khawaja
He is sporting a black armband for the people who find themselves struggling as earlier ICC imposed some restrictions upon him.#PAKvAUS#PakvAus pic.twitter.com/wNPZh2XWvL
— Aamir Shahzad Gujjar (@aamirmbdin) December 14, 2023
Usman Khawaja is sporting a black armband throughout this Test in respect for these struggling within the Middle East. It’s a private selection
— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) December 14, 2023
Khawaja had earlier vowed that he’ll battle the ICC for his proper to precise humanitarian views on the sector after it was confirmed that he won’t be sporting any messages written on his footwear.
“What I have written on my shoes is not political. I am not taking sides. Human life to me is equal. One Jewish life is equal to one Muslim life is equal to one Hindu life and so on. I am just speaking up for those who do not have a voice,” Khawaja advised Channel 7.
“All Lives are Equal. Freedom is a Human right. I’m raising my voice for human rights. For a humanitarian appeal. If you see it any other way. That’s on you…,” Khawaja captioned a video message on Instagram.
Cricket Australia in a press release launched on Wednesday previous to skipper Pat Cummins’ pre-game press convention mentioned, “We support the right of our players to express personal opinions. But the ICC has rules in place which prohibit the display of personal messages which we expect the players to uphold.”
Cummins additionally mentioned that he had spoken to the opening batter and he had revealed that he won’t be sporting the statements on his footwear through the recreation. The skipper additionally expressed his assist for Khawaja’s “all lives are equal” message.
“I spoke to him just quickly and [Khawaja] said he wouldn’t be [wearing the statements],” Cummins mentioned.
(With ANI Inputs)
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