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ICC World Cup 2019: Suresh Raina supports MS Dhoni’s Balidaan Badge, says it is patriotism and not nationalism
Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina showcased his full support to former Indian Skipper, MS Dhoni’s Balidan Badge.
The wicket-keeper batsman was seen wearing an army insignia on his gloves during India’s first match in the tournament against South Africa. This led the former Skipper in the midst of a controversy as several objections were raised on this matter.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reconsider the objections and let MS Dhoni wear the gloves for the rest of the tournament, However, ICC denied the request and asked the former Skipper to remove the gloves as it is against their rules and regulations.
According to the ICC rules, "equipment and clothing regulations do not permit the display of messages that relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes during an international match."
However, teammate Suresh Raina supported this decision of MS Dhoni and said that he is only saluting the sacrifices made by our heroes and honouring them. He said that this gesture should be taken as an act of patriotism and not nationalism.
He tweeted, “While we are on the field, we devote ourselves to our country & we give all we can to make India proud. We all love our country & that’s exactly @msdhoni has done, saluting the sacrifices of our heroes & honouring them. It should be taken as an act of patriotism & not nationalism.”
Apart from him, the fans are also in full support of the 2011 World Cup winning captain and they started a trend on twitter, ‘DhoniKeepTheGloves’ to support his action.
