Usman Khawaja calls out ICC for ‘double standards’ in social media post.
Usman Khawaja calls out ICC for ‘double standards’ in social media post.
Usman Khawaja hit out at the International Cricket Council on Instagram after his request to have peace symbols on his boots and bat was rejected as a “double standard”.
Khawaja was banned from wearing shoes emblazoned with the phrases “All lives are equal” and “Freedom is a human right” during the first Test and was later found guilty by the ICC for wearing a black armband. Instead of a written message, Khawaja hoped to display a sticker of a black dove with an olive branch, symbol of peace, for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
Khawaja wore the shoes with the design during pre-match training. With Black Dove, Khawaja immediately mentioned Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 1: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are given reason and conscience and must behave like brothers.”
However, the ICC again rejected Khawaja’s claim.
Khawaja uploaded a video on Instagram on Sunday evening of Kanye West’s “I Can’t Tell You Nothing”, drawing attention to the ICC’s “double standards”. Includes a photo of Marnus Labuschagne holding an eagle and a Bible. I. he is. his bat “Merry Christmas everyone. Sometimes you just have to smile.” Boxing Day Yes! #Incompatible #DoubleStandard,” he wrote, along with a face emoticon.
“how are you?” The cricket legend accused the ICC of “hypocrisy” over Khawaja’s decision.
Pat Cummins weighed in, saying Khawaja’s comments were not “very offensive” when asked about the issue ahead of Tuesday’s Boxing Day Test at the MCG. “I don’t know the details of the application, but I think it’s pretty vanilla,” Cummins said.
“We really root for Uzzie. I think Uzzie stands up for what he believes in and does it very respectfully. All life is equal. I don’t think it’s too aggressive. The same goes for pigeons. This is Uzi. You can hold your head up, but I think the ICC said they wouldn’t recognize it because there are rules. They make the rules and you have to accept them.”
Cummins said a big reason for the Australian cricket team’s recent success was that every player was able to speak their mind honestly and without judgement. “That’s the environment we’re trying to create. Everyone is the best, regardless of the group they belong to. We are talking about the people here, not just those who hit the cricket ball or hit the cricket ball. They are real people,” Cummins said.
“I talked to Uzi a little bit. I won’t go into detail about that, but it’s consistent with what he’s said publicly. He simply believes that all life is equal, that war on Earth is a waste, and that it is a high cost to enlighten, while he believes that it is useless. We support it.
“If you’re happy on the court, you play better, you play more freely and clearly on the court. We believe the best way to achieve this is to bring your own individuality to the group and we try to encourage this. “It’s great to see people like Uzzi who feel like they can stand up for what they love about their team.”
According to The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald, Khawaja received permission from the Australian Cricketers’ Association to use the logo in the second Test.
But the ICC rejected his request. Khawaja was reprimanded for the second time by cricket’s governing body in the first Test over the life of a Palestinian killed in Gaza.
If players are required to wear the black belt, permission must be obtained from the ICC and their country’s governing body. However, Khawaja was not cleared and was later charged by the ICC with “breach of Article F of the Dress and Equipment Regulations”.
