Australian cricketer to support Palestine in Perth Test! ‘Special’ shoes

New Delhi. Australia’s Usman Khawaja has decided to do something that could lead to controversy in the first Test match against Pakistan starting on December 14 in Perth. According to Australian media reports, Pakistani-born Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has said that he plans to take to the field wearing shoes that have a message of solidarity with Palestine written on them.

During the team’s training session on Tuesday, Khawaja was seen wearing shoes with ‘Freedom is a Human Right’ and ‘Life is for All’ written on them. According to reports, the Islamabad-born Khawaja also said that he wanted to appear. Wore these shoes in the first test. However, under the applicable rules, it will be interesting to see whether Khawaja will be able to take to the field wearing shoes with this particular ‘political message’. The ICC Code of Conduct specifically mentions that players and team officials will be required to wear weapons. Display of such messages on bands, clothing or equipment will not be permitted unless prior approval is given by the player or the relevant board. Messages that are political, religious or racial in nature will not be approved.

Babar, Head and Lyon await a special feat on a bouncy wicket in Perth

36-year-old Usman Khawaja has played 66 Tests, 40 ODIs and 9 T20Is for Australia so far. And so far he has scored 5004 runs in test cricket, 1554 runs in ODIs and 241 runs in T20. Let us tell you that the three test match series between Australia and Pakistan will start from Thursday, December 14. Pakistan’s batsmen’s technique will be ‘severely tested’ on the bouncy and fast wicket of Perth’s Optus Stadium.

It is worth mentioning that the issue of Palestine was covered even during the World Cup 2023 organized in October-November. After Pakistan’s victory in the World Cup match against Sri Lanka, the team’s wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan dedicated his century to the people of Gaza. came out openly in support of Palestine. Later, Pakistani players like Mohammad Nawaz, Osama Mir, Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf also posted a photo of the Palestinian flag on X.

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