Even as protests grew in Pakistan over the Indian cricket team's gesture to wear camouflage caps during the third ODI between India and Australia at Ranchi on Friday, the ICC clarified to TOI that the BCCI had sought permission from it to do so.
As a mark of respect to the 44 CRPF jawans who lost their lives in the Pulawama terror attack, the Indian cricketers, besides sporting the camouflage military cap, also donated their match fee for the welfare of the martyrs' families.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had requested permission from ICC CEO Dave Richardson on Thursday to let the players participate in a charity fund-raising effort and wear army caps with the BCCI crest in memory of the fallen soldiers," a source in the International Cricket Council (ICC) told TOI on Saturday, citing similar gestures by cricketers during the annual 'Pink Test' at Sydney and the 'Poppies' in England.
This isn't the first time that the Indian cricketers have worn something on the cricket field to support a cause.
During the New Year's Test in Sydney a few months back, when Kohli walked out to bat, his willow had a pink manufacturer's sticker, pink grip and he also wore pink gloves as the Indian captain lent support to the 'Pink Test' in his own way.
At the fifth and final Test in The Oval last year, both the Indian and English captains, Virat Kohli and Joe Root, wore a 'poppy' made out of khadi to recognise the role of Indian soldiers in the First World War as part of a British armed forces charity's movement.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has demanded that the ICC take note of the Indian cricketers' gesture at Ranchi, and accused Kohli's team of politicizing the game.
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