Babar Azam's Somerset jersey not to show alcohol brand's logo after backlash

 

After outraged fans spotted an alcohol sponsor's logo on Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s jersey at his appearance for Somerset on Thursday within the Vitality T20 Blast, the brand's logo won't be shown on the cricketer's shirt on his will, an Indian newspaper reported.

The sponsors logo for a brand of alcohol on Babar Azam's Somerset shirt was left on in error. Somerset will be removing the logo before their next match in the T20 Blast #Cricket #VitalityBlastAdd caption

The 25-year-old batsman was spotted sporting the brand on his jersey during a match against Worcestershire, and fans were quick to voice their disapproval when there's a precedent of teams allowing their Muslim players to play in logo-less jerseys.


Babar, as per the Indian publication, asked Somerset for permission to play without the brand's logo and his request was granted.