Usman Khawaja made his point to the world with the dove of peace on his bat even if the blade only lasted four balls before a fracture forced him to replace it at the Gabba.
The Australian opener’s month-long mission to make a visual statement in a match about the loss of innocent young lives in the Gaza-Israel conflict finally arrived as a Brisbane Heat batter.
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Cricket Australia and the Big Bash gave him the platform he was denied at Test level by the International Cricket Council when he strode out to open against the Perth Scorchers on Wednesday night.
A subtle dove sticker, on the back of a bat already heavy with logos, plus doves on his pair of boots were symbols the ICC banned him from showing during the recent Australia-Pakistan Test series.
But the display ...
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