During the first game of India against South Africa, MS Dhoni has spotted wearing the gloves having the Balidan Badge or army symbol on it. According to the ICC rules and regulations they are not allowed to wear any kind of political, religious and racial symbols on their clothing or equipment during an international match. So, ICC has requested BCCI to make sure that MS Dhoni removes those wicket-keeping gloves.
Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager, asked BCCI to remove the army symbolic gloves put on by MS Dhoni. “We have requested the BCCI to get it removed,” Claire Furlong said.
But the fans of MS Dhoni are protesting against the statement put by the ICC to the BCCI.
They feel like it is the symbol showing the pride of our country and the symbol on the gloves should be put on by MS Dhoni. They are making many comments against the removal of the gloves on social media.
One fan wrote: “Salute & respect to MS Dhoni who printed”. Another fan wrote: “This man shows his love for the nation army”.
Fawad Chaudhry Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Science and Technology fired out on MS Dhoni for wearing the army symbolic gloves.
“Dhoni is in England to play cricket not to for Mahabharata, what an idiotic debate in Indian Media, a section of Indian media is so obsessed with War they should be sent to Syria, Afghanistan or Rwandan as mercenaries,” Fawad Chaudhry tweeted.
This incident has lead to a twitter war between the Indian Cricket fans and others. And the fans started a social moment with #DhoniKeepTheGlove which has over 100K plus tweets.
WTF! International Cricket Council @ICC orders Indian wicketkeeper Lt. Col. @MSDhoni to remove his Army insignia on his gloves. #DhoniKeepTheGlove & @BCCI shd back him to the hilt. In a World Cup where Islamist moustacheless beards r tolerated, Dhoni's gloves r harmless. #CWC19
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) June 6, 2019
In 2014,
* Pak cricketer Ahmed Shehzad asked Dilshan to embrace Islam* England's Moeen Ali wore "SAVE GAZA" band
What ICC did to them?
Today when MS DHONI wears gloves inscribed with Indian Army Para Special Forces’ Balidaan Badge,
It asks BCCI to get it removed!
Hypocrisy
— Mahesh Vikram Hegde (@mvmeet) June 7, 2019
The @ICC has no problem with the entire Pakistan cricket team marking territory by praying on the cricket field, denigrating Christians and Jews (part of Muslim ritual prayer) but find insignia on @MSDhoni's gloves inappropriate. pic.twitter.com/8wwZYtnti2
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) June 6, 2019
Dear Lt Col @msdhoni ,Jai Hind
Balidan badge on your gloves is an honour of our Parachute Regiment,a tribute to our fellow comrades who gave their supreme sacrifice for our nation.
We Indians r standing with U,
wear it🔱on your sleeves🇮🇳
Bro,Keep rising💪#SpecialForces @BCCI pic.twitter.com/UHN7ODYo9g— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) June 7, 2019
Indian Army has always been independent irrespective of the political party in power. We are proud of them. Lt. Col. @msdhoni has worn the Army insignia as a symbol of pride. Doesn’t hurt anyone’s sentiments, In fact it honours the brave #DhoniKeepTheGlove #WorldCup2019
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) June 7, 2019
Dear @ICC Why U have issue with Lt Col @msdhoni wearing Balidan Badge on gloves,our Parachute regiment’s insignia which don’t come under banned logos (religious/racial/political) by you.
Sadly U NEVER raised a finger on Pak team doing religious (Islamic) rituals on ground🤔
Why? pic.twitter.com/peeB8uaUlV— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) June 7, 2019
#DhoniKeepTheGlove
Nation with u thala 💙🙌#MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/ylnNzxcT3M— Dhoni183 (@msdhonifans7781) June 7, 2019
Dear sports minister @KirenRijiju, hope you stand up for @msdhoni and 🇮🇳 #DhoniKeepTheGlove
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) June 7, 2019
MS Dhoni is a Lt. colonel in the Indian Army. Moreover he is a special forces designate. ICC rules states that any form of political, religious & racial statement can't be made with the playing outfit. The insignia does none of that.#DhoniKeepTheGlove
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) June 7, 2019
Sorry #ICC. I stand with Ms Dhoni.
This Balidan symbol is nothing to do with cricket game.. #DhoniKeepTheGlove pic.twitter.com/3r8x3kubvs— Ram Yadav (@RamYadav2143) June 7, 2019
I salute his love for the nation and soldiers!
I stand by @msdhoni #DhoniKeepTheGlove pic.twitter.com/NDv7eypvkk— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) June 7, 2019
