The Dark Knight wrote:While I think it's shit they charged him he did breach their regulations.locky801 wrote:PatowalongaPirate wrote:Uzzy has been charged by the ICC for wearing a black arm band during the 1st Test.
Pathetic by the ICC
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/usma ... st-1413824"Usman Khawaja has been charged for breaching Clause F of the Clothing and Equipment Regulations," an ICC spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo. "Usman displayed a personal message (arm band) during the first Test Match against Pakistan without seeking the prior approval of Cricket Australia and the ICC to display it, as required in the regulations for personal messages. This is a breach under the category of an 'other breach' and the sanction for a first offence is a reprimand."
The ICC's clothing and equipment regulations state: "Players and team officials shall not be permitted to wear, display or otherwise convey personal messages on their clothing, equipment or otherwise, irrespective of whether such messages are affixed to clothing, equipment or otherwise and whether such messages are displayed or conveyed through the use of the specific clothing or other items (eg. an arm band) or by the use of words, symbol, graphic message, images or otherwise ('personal messages'), unless approved in advance by both the player or team official's board and the ICC Cricket Operations Department. Approval shall not be granted for messages which relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes."
Do you require a death certificate to seek approval to wear a black arm band?
By doggedly trying to prosecute him, they’re providing media exposure to the very issue they’re trying to suppress.