KARACHI: Usman Khawaja landed in trouble even wearing the black armband as the ICC reprimanded the Australian opener for ‘protesting’ in the Perth Test.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja participated in the Perth Test against Pakistan by wearing a black armband, which was reprimanded by the ICC. All human beings are equal messages were written by hand, on which the opener was warned by the ICC that he cannot play a test match with such words written on his shoes, he taped these messages but Protested against the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people by tying a black armband.
It should be noted that before wearing the black armband any player has to seek permission from the relevant board and the ICC, a spokesman for the council said that Usman Khawaja should face a warning for violating Clause F of the clothing and equipment rules. However, he gave his personal message in the form of a black belt in the first Test against Pakistan, but did not take permission from both Cricket Australia and ICC, which is a violation of the rules, so he was instructed to be careful in future. Is.
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After being reprimanded by the ICC, Usman Khawaja may face severe punishment if he does it again in Melbourne.
The Australian opener has already accused the council of double standards, saying that in the past some players have worn black armbands on political or racial issues but no action has been taken against them.