“Usman Khawaja, who got reprimanded by ICC for a pro-Palestine message, attacks Keshav Maharaj for the ‘Om’ sticker on his bat”, Opindia, December 26, 2023:
“On 25th December, Pakistan-born Australian opener Usman Khawaja made a sarcastic post on Instagram extending ‘Christmas wishes’. Using the hashtags “#inconsistent and #doublestandards”, Khawaja alleged a bias on the ICC’s part to penalise him while ‘sparing’ other cricketers.
To buttress his case, he dragged South African spinner Keshav Mahara who belongs to the Hindu faith and has an ‘Om’ sticker on his bat; along with two other cricketers in his post.
The post had Kanye West’s ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ song playing in the background and the caption read, “Merry Christmas everybody. Sometimes you just gotta laugh. Cya on Boxing Day! #inconsistent #doublestandards……”
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