Australian cricketer Clint McKay has come out and showed their backing for Fawad Ahmed in the midst of controversy involving him not wanting to sport the beer sponsor’s logo on his jersey.
Fawad Ahmed not sporting a beer company’s logo on his Australia jersey due to his religious beliefs has attracted the ire of a few Australian sporting greats who suggested that he shouldn’t be in the team if he didn’t want to don the jersey minus the beer logo. But, isn’t representing the country about wearing the colours rather than that of the sponsor? Nishad Pai Vaidya asks that pertinent question.
Australia's Fawad Ahmed is unconcerned by the furore his move in not wearing a beer sponsor's logo on his shirt has sparked, according to one-day international vice-captain George Bailey.
Fawad Ahmed’s being exempted to wear the Australian jersey without the sponsor logo has attracted the ire of the former Australian batsman Doug Walters who said that the leg-spinner shouldn’t be a part of the team if he doesn’t want to wear the team’s clothing. Ahmed, a Muslim refugee from Pakistan who was granted Australian citizenship earlier this year was exempted from sporting the VB logo on his jersey, which is on a beer manufacturer.
Australia’s tour of England is about to begin its final phase as the One-Day International (ODI) series between the sides is upon us. Most of what has gone by had been predicted, although it did not transpire in the manner of the prediction. Shrikant Shankar writes about what to expect from the ODIs after a gruelling Ashes 2013.
Ashton Agar is chasing a Test return and feels that the advice given to him by the Australian spin legend Shane Warne will help him regain his place in the team.
Cricket Australia (CA) Chief James Sutherland has lashed out at "racist comments" directed at Muslim Fawad Ahmed after the leg-spinner asked not to wear a kit displaying the logo of beer brand VB.
It’s already September and in less than three months, Australia would be hosting the Ashes Part Two, or the return series. Much after the bad light and peeing on the pitch saga, cricket was resumed in colors: the red home team vs the yellow visitors. We can go on and on as to why they have only two T20 International (T20I) games in a series, when they can have a tour game before the fifth test, but that is a discussion for another day.
Cricket Australia (CA) has agreed to a request by Muslim leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed not to wear the sponsorship logo of beer brand VB because of his faith's ban on alcohol.
Pakistan asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed expressed his delight after picking up three wickets in Australia’s 27-run victory over England in the second T20 at Chester-le-Street.