Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has been warned against showing an on-field message in support of Palestinians at a Test match with Pakistan.
Captain Pat Cummins and Australia’s sport minister have supported Khawaja, but he will no longer wear the shoes.
Khawaja, who is Muslim, was spotted sporting the shoes earlier this week while training for the upcoming Test in Perth and has previously spoken on social media in support of civilians in Gaza.
But after news of Khawaja’s plans broke, Cricket Australia on Wednesday put out a statement saying: "We support the right of our players to express personal opinions.
But the ICC [International Cricket Council] has rules in place which prohibit the display of personal messages which we expect the players to uphold."
Under ICC rules, players and officials cannot display anything on their clothing or equipment without the governing body’s approval, with “potentially divisive” or political messages banned.
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But after news of Khawaja’s plans broke, Cricket Australia on Wednesday put out a statement saying: “We support the right of our players to express personal opinions. But the ICC [International Cricket Council] has rules in place which prohibit the display of personal messages which we expect the players to uphold.”
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Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has been warned against showing an on-field message in support of Palestinians at a Test match with Pakistan.
Captain Pat Cummins and Australia’s sport minister have supported Khawaja, but he will no longer wear the shoes.
Khawaja, who is Muslim, was spotted sporting the shoes earlier this week while training for the upcoming Test in Perth and has previously spoken on social media in support of civilians in Gaza.
But after news of Khawaja’s plans broke, Cricket Australia on Wednesday put out a statement saying: "We support the right of our players to express personal opinions.
But the ICC [International Cricket Council] has rules in place which prohibit the display of personal messages which we expect the players to uphold."
Under ICC rules, players and officials cannot display anything on their clothing or equipment without the governing body’s approval, with “potentially divisive” or political messages banned.
The original article contains 438 words, the summary contains 150 words. Saved 66%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
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