PERTH: Usman Khawaja has been charged with breaching ICC guidelines for sporting a black armband for the duration of the primary check towards Pakistan in Perth with out previous approval.
Khawaja wore the armband in location of taking the field with writing on his footwear which he had worn in training mentioning “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human proper” to elevate attention of the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Black armbands are a normal sight in global cricket to mark deaths of former players, family participants or other big people, however they want permission from the countrywide board and the ICC.
“Usman Khawaja has been charged for breaching Clause F of the clothing and gadget rules,” an ICC spokesperson informed ESPNcricinfo. “Usman displayed a private message (arm band) in the course of the primary test suit in opposition to Pakistan with out seeking the earlier approval of Cricket Australia and the ICC to display it, as required in the rules for personal messages. this is a breach underneath the class of an ‘different breach’ and the sanction for a first offence is a reprimand.”
As of Thursday night time, this become a rate against Khawaja with the sanction but to be showed. even though the reprimand did eventuate it’d not go away him in any doubt for the Boxing Day check in opposition to Pakistan, or even a fourth such sanction in a 12-month period might simplest be a penalty of seventy five% of the match charge rather than a suspension. That stated, it remains to be seen what might take place if Khawaja maintains to use the arm band on the MCG.
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The ICC’s garb and gadget regulations kingdom: “gamers and team officials shall now not be permitted to put on, show or otherwise deliver non-public messages on their apparel, equipment or in any other case, no matter whether such messages are affixed to apparel, equipment or in any other case and whether such messages are displayed or conveyed thru using the particular apparel or different items (eg. an arm band) or via the usage of words, symbol, graphic message, pics or in any other case (‘personal messages’), unless accepted earlier by way of both the participant or crew legit’s board and the ICC Cricket Operations department. Approval shall no longer be granted for messages which relate to political, non secular or racial sports or causes.”
beforehand of the Perth check, and shortly after opting no longer to put on the shoes with the writing, Khawaja posted an emotional video on social media declaring that he become not making political claims. at the time he stated he could challenge the ICC over his right to put on the shoes.
“What i have written on my shoes isn’t always political. i’m now not taking sides,” he said. “Human lifestyles to me is identical. One Jewish life is equal to at least one Muslim existence is identical to at least one Hindu lifestyles and so forth. i am just talking up for folks who don’t have a voice.”
“The ICC have informed me I cannot put on my footwear on the field due to the fact they experience it is a political assertion beneath their recommendations. I don’t consider it is so. it is a humanitarian attraction. i can admire their view and selection. however i will combat it and are trying to find to advantage approval.”
ahead of the Perth test while Khawaja turned into thinking about carrying the footwear, CA said: “We support the proper of our gamers to specific non-public evaluations. but the ICC has regulations in place which restrict the display of personal messages which we assume the players to uphold.”
Khawaja is due to talk in Melbourne on Friday.
