Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has accused the ICC of double standards for rejecting an application for him to display a peace dove on his bat in the Boxing Day Test to raise awareness for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The ICC charged the opener on Thursday for wearing a black armband during the first Test for breaching equipment regulations barring players displaying personal messages at international matches supporting “political, religious or racial” causes. Khawaja said the armband was for a “personal bereavement”.
