Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has also decided to remove photographs of Pakistan cricketers which were displayed at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as the association expressed solidarity with the armed forces.
There is massive anger in the country over the suicide attack by a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) terrorist in Pulwama where 40 CRPF men were martyred on February 14.
With Pakistan involved in the dastardly act, several cricket associations in the country have shown solidarity by removing Pakistan players’ photographs at their stadiums.
Cricket Club of India (CCI) was the first to blank former captain and current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan’s photo. Later, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) and others followed suit.
“See, CCI is a sports-club and we have photographs of past and present cricketers from all countries. We wanted to show, in our way displeasure on whatever is happening right now. It is mark of protest. We have covered it as of now but can’t say right now if we would take it down,” CCI president Premal Udani had told PTI.
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