MELBOURNE
\nAustralia\u2019s Usman Khawaja wore shoes named after his daughters while batting against Pakistan on Tuesday after being banned from wearing them in reference to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
\nA close-up photo of the 37-year-old\u2019s boots by AFP shows the names of Khawaja\u2019s daughters Ayesha and Ayla taped to his boots during the first day of the second Test in Melbourne.
\nUsman Khawaja, who was dismissed for 42 runs, was refused permission by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to wear a sticker during the match depicting a black background with olive on his bat and boots. He was holding a branch.
\nLogo he displayed during training on Sunday also contained the words 01:UDHR – a reference to Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. \u201cFreedom is a Human Right\u201d and \u201cAll Lives Are Equal\u201d shoes were banned.
\nThe ICC said they violated its rules on messages related to politics, religion or race.
\nUsman Khawaja posted an Instagram message on Monday that seemed to express his frustration: \u201cMerry Christmas everyone. Sometimes you just gotta laugh!\u201d He used the hashtags #inconsistent and #doublestandards on his post.
\nIt should be noted that last week Usman Khawaja told how the Israel-Hamas conflict has affected him.
\n\u201cWhen I\u2019m looking at my Instagram and seeing innocent children dying, the videos of them dying affect me the most,\u201d he said. \u201cI just imagine my young daughter in my arms. I get emotional talking about it again,\u201d she said.
\nI have no hidden agenda.\u201d The ICC has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MELBOURNE Australia\u2019s Usman Khawaja wore shoes named after his daughters while batting against Pakistan on Tuesday after being banned from wearing them in reference to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. A close-up photo of the 37-year-old\u2019s boots by AFP shows the names of Khawaja\u2019s daughters Ayesha and Ayla taped to his boots during the first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-377025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n