ICC turns down BCCI request, says no to Dhoni sporting 'Balidaan' insignia on wicket-keeping gloves

The regulations for ICC events do not permit any individual message or logo to be displayed on any items of clothing or equipment. In addition to this, the logo also breaches the regulations in relation to what is permitted on wicketkeeper gloves.

The International Cricket Council has responded to the BCCI to confirm the logo displayed by MS Dhoni in the previous match is not permitted to be worn on his wicket-keeping gloves at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. The regulations for ICC events do not permit any individual message or logo to be displayed on any items of clothing or equipment. In addition to this, the logo also breaches the regulations in relation to what is permitted on wicketkeeper gloves. As per ICC, this kind of messages cannot be displayed in any ICC multinational tournament like World cup, T20 World cup or Champion's Trophy. The BCCI had earlier backed Dhoni on the issue after he was spotted wearing the 'Balidaan Badge' or regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his wicket-keeping gloves and written to the ICC seeking its permission.

ICC has responded to the BCCI to confirm the logo displayed by MS Dhoni in the previous match (India's match against South Africa on June 5) is not permitted to be worn on his wicket-keeping gloves at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. pic.twitter.com/lLygzCzr5r

— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2019

Speaking to ANI, Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai said, ''The ICC rules say any insignia worn by any player shouldn't have any religious, military, or commercial significance. In this case, the insignia has none of those connotations. So we're going to tell ICC it need not be removed.'' Rai, however, added that the Board will take permission from the ICC in case it is required. ''In any case, if they feel, we'll take permission as we took in case of camouflage caps because we believe in conforming to norms of the game. If the ICC has a set of norms, we'll go with the norms,'' Rai added.