Fawad Ahmad granted sponsor exemption

Cricket Australia has granted permission to a Muslim player to remove a sponsor logo from his jumper that he says is contrary to his religious beliefs.

Fawad Ahmad granted sponsor exemption

Australian cricketer Fawad Ahmed will not wear the Victoria Bitter beer logo on his uniform for this week's 'VB Tour of England', sponsored by Carlton United Brewery, as his religious beliefs do not permit alcohol consumption.

 

It's one of the first such cases of an Australian cricketer refusing to wear a sponsor logo.

 

However, South African batsman Hashim Amla has previously refused to wear an alcohol logo on his shirt, and in the English Premier League, Papiss Cisse recently caused controversy by refusing to wear the logo of a pay-day loan centre.

 

Australian Cricketers' Association chief executive Paul Marsh has told Abby Dinham while the situation is rare, Cricket Australia made the right move.