Australia opener Usman Khawaja suffered a setback after his enchantment in opposition to the sanction imposed on him for carrying a black armband in the course of the opening Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan was rejected by the Worldwide Cricket Council, a report stated on Sunday. Final month, Khawaja was reprimanded by the ICC for carrying the black armband to mourn the kids who’ve been the sufferer of the battle between Israel and Palestine that has been happening since October final yr. The 37-year-old, who was born in Pakistan and is the primary Muslim to play Take a look at cricket for Australia, had challenged the reprimand saying that the armband was for a private bereavement.
Nevertheless, a report in Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday stated that “Usman Khawaja’s reprimand for carrying a black armband onto the sector in the course of the first Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan in Perth will stand after the Worldwide Cricket Council rejected his enchantment in opposition to the sanction…” It was “based on a supply near the scenario who wished to stay nameless forward of any public announcement being made”.
ICC laws stop cricketers from displaying messages of political, spiritual or racial causes throughout worldwide matches.
Nevertheless, gamers can put on black armbands to mark deaths of former gamers, members of the family or different important people after taking prior permission from the governing physique.
ICC had stated that Khawaja didn’t take required permission from his Cricket Australia or the ICC.
“Usman displayed a private message (armband) in the course of the first check match in opposition to Pakistan with out searching for the prior approval of Cricket Australia and the ICC to show it, as required within the laws for private messages,” ICC assertion had stated.
“This can be a breach beneath the class of an different breach’ and the sanction for a primary offense is a reprimand.” Khawaja had additionally arrived for a coaching session on December 13 with “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human proper” inscribed on his batting spikes and had reportedly deliberate to put on them in the course of the inaugural Take a look at.
“The ICC requested me day two (of the Perth Take a look at) what (the black armband) was for, I advised them it was for a private bereavement. I by no means ever acknowledged it was for the rest,” Khawaja had stated.
“I respect the ICC and all of the laws they’ve, I shall be asking them and contesting them … From my viewpoint, that consistency hasn’t been achieved but. The sneakers had been for a distinct matter, I am joyful to say that, however the armband (reprimand) made no sense to me,” he added.
Khawaja additionally denied that he had “any hidden agendas” when he arrived for a coaching session with inscriptions on his batting spikes, apparently in reference to the warfare in Gaza.
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