Australia batter Usman Khawaja wasn’t allowed to wear shoes branded with an “all lives are equal” humanitarian message, so he wore a black armband instead for the Test against Pakistan. The International Cricket Council intervened on Wednesday after Khawaja indicated he planned to wear shoes during the match that featured messages to highlight the loss of innocent lives in the Israel-Gaza war.

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