Usman Khawaja, After Being Stopped To Don ‘Palestine Message’, Now Does This In 1st Test vs Pakistan | Cricket News
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As Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in the first Test on Thursday, opening batter Usman Khawaja came out to bat wearing a black armband. Khawaja's gesture is a mark of solidarity to show solidarity with the people caught in Israel-Hamas conflict. The Pakistan-born batter had earlier planned to wear special shoes with the message "All Lives Are Equal", but was stopped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from doing so. As a result, he decided to wear the same shoes, but covered the message with a tape.However, Khawaja has made his intentions pretty clear with his latest armband gesture for the people stuck in Israel-Palestine conflict.Respect for Usman KhawajaHe is wearing a black armband for the people who are suffering as earlier ...