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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Cormac Pearson

Usman Khawaja criticises ICC after charge for wearing black armband

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Australia opener Usman Khawaja has asked the ICC for consistency after he was sanctioned for wearing a black armband in Australia’s first Test against Pakistan in Perth.

In the days leading up to the first Test, Khawaja, who has used his social media accounts to post about the conflict in Gaza, was pictured wearing batting spikes with the words “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right”.

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