With Australia electing to bat first, Khawaja taped over the messages written on his shoes and sported a black armband while coming out to open the batting alongside David Warner. On the black armband, Cricket Australia said, \u201cHe is wearing it in solidarity and respect per his Insta post yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khawaja was spotted with messages like \u2018all lives are equal\u2019 and \u2018freedom is a human right\u2019 written on his shoes in Australia\u2019s practice session. On Wednesday, CA had released a statement over Khawaja\u2019s intention to wear shoes with the humanitarian messages, saying, \u201cWe support the right of our players to express personal opinions. But the ICC has rules in place which prohibit the display of personal messages which we expect the players to uphold.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later in the evening, Khawaja posted an explosive video on social media, vowing to fight and seek the approval of ICC over sporting shoes with written words. \"There's so much that has happened in the past that sets a precedent. I'm in full support of Black Lives Matter. There's plenty of guys who have written on their shoes before.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"There's other guys that have written religious things on their equipment, and under the ICC guidelines, that's not technically allowed, but the ICC never says anything on that. I find it a little bit disappointing they came down hard on me and they don't always come down hard on everyone else,\" said Khawaja on Fox Cricket ahead of start of the Test against Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mike Baird, the CA Chairman, said they backed Khawaja, but added that ICC rules have to be respected. \"When the team and ICC is involved, there are rules involved. So from our point of view, (we're) very happy to support Uzzy (Khawaja) and he's obviously directly impacted by the conflict that is going on in the Middle East and wants to use his voice. It's just a question of how we use it noting the rules that are in place,\" he said on ABC Grandstand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/usman-khawaja-wears-black-armband-in-perth-test-after-ban-over-wearing-shoes-with-messages.jpg", "alt_img": "Usman Khawaja wears black armband in Perth Test after ban over wearing shoes with messages", "alt_title": "Ashes 2023: Khawaja was first to question ball change that 'helped' England win fifth Test", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Usman Khawaja Wears Black Armband In Perth Test After Ban Over Wearing Shoes With Messages On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Usman Khawaja Wears Black Armband In Perth Test After Ban Over Wearing Shoes With Messages, Black Lives Matter: A day after not being allowed to wear shoes with messages written in solidarity with the people.", "seo_keywords": "Usman Khawaja, Perth Test, Optus Stadium, With Australia, David Warner, Cricket Australia, On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter, Fox Cricket, Mike Baird, CA Chairman, Middle East, ABC Grandstand", "tag": "", "tagging": "Usman Khawaja, Perth Test, Optus Stadium, With Australia, David Warner, Cricket Australia, On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter, Fox Cricket, Mike Baird, CA Chairman, Middle East, ABC Grandstand", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "usman-khawaja-wears-black-armband-in-perth-test-after-ban-over-wearing-shoes-with-messages", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1107", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-12-14 11:56:03", "updated": "2023-12-14 11:56:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Usman Khawaja, Perth Test, Optus Stadium, With Australia, David Warner, Cricket Australia, On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter, Fox Cricket, Mike Baird, CA Chairman, Middle East, ABC Grandstand", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-12-14 11:56:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/usman-khawaja-wears-black-armband-in-perth-test-after-ban-over-wearing-shoes-with-messages-134047" }