Rizwan had refused to delete a pro-Palestine social media post, a source claimed on Monday.
As reported, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was asked by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to delete his social media post in which he dedicated the team’s historic win against Sri Lanka to the people of Palestine who are currently facing genocide at the hands of Israeli occupation.
However, Rizwan refused to do so.
As per the news source, the PCB was under pressure from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the social media post but Rizwan refused to delete it.
A day after his knock of 131 (not out) in the highest run chase ever in Cricket World Cup history, Rizwan on 11th October, dedicated his win to Palestine in a message shared on X-Platform.
The 31-year-old wicketkeeper batter’s support for the besieged Palestinians drew a backlash from cricket fans in India.
Indian fans asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban Rizwan for his “totally insane” post.
Another Indian fan criticised an “unbothered” BCCI for giving Pakistani cricketers “a platform for Palestine agenda” that would “instigate Indian supporters of Hamas and Palestine”.
On the other hand Indian journalist Sudhir Chaudhary wrote on X that: “This #ICCCricketWorldCup23 is not just cricket but also a battleground of political and religious ideology.”
On a number of occasions, the ICC has ruled against players making political statements, although they are free to use their own media platforms away from the field of play.
In 2014, the global governing body banned England all-rounder Moeen Ali from wearing wristbands saying “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine”.
In 2019, India’s MS Dhoni was ordered by the ICC to remove gloves with a controversial dagger logo – apparently a military symbol – in a World Cup game against Australia.
However, there seems little chance that the BCCI will take action over Mohammad Rizwan’s statement posted on X-Platform.
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