Usman Khawaja took to social media to take a dig on the International Cricket Council (ICC) amid the controversy surrounding the governing physique’s resolution to not permit him to sport a ‘image of peace’ on his bat in the course of the second Test match between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne beginning December 26. The Australian cricket crew opener earlier wished to put on footwear that had the messages “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” in the course of the first Test in help of the victims who suffered because of the Israel-Hamas battle. ICC denied that request from Khawaja and later, when he requested for permission to sport the ‘dove’ image on his bat, his request was as soon as once more denied.

Khawaja was additionally charged by the ICC for sporting a black armband in the course of the first Test match as they mentioned that such gestures can’t be carried out with out taking ‘prior permission’.

On the event of Christmas, Khawaja uploaded a video on Instagram with Kanye West’s ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ within the background together with the caption: “Merry Christmas everybody. Sometimes you just gotta laugh. Cya at Boxing Day! #inconsistent #doublestandards.”

The video featured the discover from ICC concerning his black armband gesture together with photos of a number of cricketers with non secular symbols on their bats throughout worldwide matches.

Earlier, Australia captain Pat Cummins threw his help behind star opener Usman Khawaja, saying his bid to convey consideration to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza was “not offensive”.

The brand, which he displayed throughout coaching on Sunday, additionally had the phrases 01:UDHR — a reference to Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — written on it.

“We really support Uzzy. He’s standing up for what he believes and I think he’s done it really respectfully,” Cummins instructed reporters on the eve of the Test in Melbourne.

(With AFP inputs)

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