Cummins Throws Support for Khawaja Despite Dove Symbol Ban

Australian captain Pat Cummins has again backed teammate Usman Khawaja after the opener’s renewed attempt to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was denied by the ICC. Khawaja was seen with the image of a dove holding an olive branch—a universal symbol of peace—on his right boot, and on the back of his bat while training in the MCG nets on Sunday. But the star left-hander’s application to the ICC to be allowed to display the images during the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan was turned down. Cummins feels the dove symbol is “pretty vanilla” and supports his teammate’s right to have strong beliefs, but accepts the governing body’s ruling....