Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised Usman Khawaja for “showing courage” and “standing up for human values”.
Khawaja has made a number of makes an attempt to take a stand for the lives misplaced in warfare within the ongoing Test collection towards Pakistan solely to be rejected by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
It began off with him displaying “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” messages on his sneakers within the apply periods forward of the primary Test in Perth however he was barred by the ICC from utilizing these within the sport.
The southpaw wore a black armband as a substitute to the sport and was reprimanded by the apex worldwide cricketing governing physique for the identical because the latter discovered him in breach of the clothes and gear guidelines and rules.
Disappointed with the ICC’s ruling, Khawaja tried to make use of the brand of a dove carrying an olive department in its beak due to its affiliation with Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which reads, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
However, he was met with disappointment once more because the ICC denied the approval of that too as per its clothes and gear guidelines and rules.
“Players and staff officers shall not be permitted to put on, show or in any other case convey private messages on their clothes, gear or in any other case, no matter whether or not such messages are affixed to clothes, gear or in any other case and whether or not such messages are displayed or conveyed via the usage of the particular clothes or different gadgets (e.g. an arm band) or by way of phrases, image, graphic message, photos or in any other case (“Personal Messages”), except authorized upfront by each the participant or staff official’s Board and the ICC Cricket Operations Department.
“Approval shall not be granted for messages which relate to political, spiritual or racial actions or
causes. The ICC shall have the ultimate say in figuring out whether or not any such message is authorized. For the avoidance of doubt, the place a message is authorized by the participant or staff official’s Board however subsequently disapproved by the ICC’s Cricket Operations Department, the participant or staff official shall not be permitted to put on, show or in any other case convey such message in International Matches,” ICC’s rule on the show of non-public messages reads.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese praises Usman Khawaja
During his annual New Year’s Day reception forward of the SCG Test, Albanese heaped reward on Khawaja for taking a stand for a humanitarian trigger.
“I’d like to congratulate (Khawaja) for the courage he has shown standing up for human values. He has shown courage, and the fact that the team has backed him in is a great thing,” Albanese was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
“When Ussie and Dave go out, it will be a very special moment, when you walk on to the SCG,” he added.
