Australia allows Fawad Ahmed to drop beer logo from shirt
Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed to let Muslim leg spinner Fawad Ahmed compete without the logo of a sponsor`s beer brand on his shirt out of respect for his "personal beliefs".
|Last Updated: Sep 03, 2013, 09:09 AM IST|Source: Bureau
London: Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed to let Muslim leg spinner Fawad Ahmed compete without the logo of a sponsor`s beer brand on his shirt out of respect for his "personal beliefs".
Australia`s touring international teams have competed with the logo of Victoria Bitter, a popular locally-brewed beer, on their shirts for a number of years.
Victoria Bitter, known colloquially by its brand "VB", is brewed by Carlton & United Breweries, which was acquired by global brewing giant SABMiller (SAB.L) in 2011.
Ahmed, a former Pakistani refugee who received his Australian citizenship in July, made his international debut in the first of two Twenty20 matches against England last week.
He has been named in Australia`s squad for six one-day matches that begin in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
Ahmed had requested to be excused from wearing the `VB` logo as it conflicted with his religious beliefs, Fairfax Media said on Tuesday, and CA executive general manager of operations Mike McKenna said the governing body had approved it.
Ahmed is considered a strong prospect for a test debut when England travel to Australia for their return Ashes series in November. Australia lost the recently completed Ashes 3-0.
South Africa`s Muslim batsman Hashim Amla has also been excused from wearing a beer brand logo on his shirts.
Reuters
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