Usman Khawaja comes swinging out at ICC ruling to not wear shoes ...
14 Dec 2023
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Posted 4 hours agoWed 13 Dec 2023 at 11:13pm
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja says he will not wear his shoes bearing the words "all lives are equal" during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth, but he will fight the ICC's ruling the message is a political statement.
Professor of International Sport Business at Victoria University, Hans Westerbeek says sporting organisations cannot ignore that "athletes, the teams are also humans".(
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)Australian batsman Usman Khawaja says he will not wear his shoes bearing the words "all lives are equal" during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth, but he will fight the ICC's ruling the message is a political statement.
Professor of International Sport Business at Victoria University, Hans Westerbeek says sporting organisations cannot ignore that "athletes, the teams are also humans".
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