Pakistan calls for action against Indian cricket team for sporting military caps

Muscat: Pakistan’s Information Minister has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take action against the Indian Cricket team for sporting military caps during the third One Day International match against Australia on Friday.

The Indian team wore military caps to honour the Indian armed forces who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack, and to encourage the citizens of the country to donate to the National Defence Fund.

On the day of the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India wrote on their official twitter account: “Team India will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the loss of lives in Pulwama terror attack and the armed forces. And to encourage countrymen to donate to the National Defence Fund for taking care of the education of the dependents of the martyrs.”

However, Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Information Minister has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to lodge a formal protest against India as he believes that the team had politicised the game by wearing such caps.

“It’s just not cricket," he said on his official Twitter account. "I hope ICC will take action for politicising the gentleman’s game ... if the Indian Cricket team will not be stopped, Pakistan Cricket team should wear black bands to remind the world about Indian atrocities in Kashmir... I urge PCB to lodge formal protest.”