Indians call for CWC 2019 boycott after ICC asks Dhoni to remove Army insignia gloves
New Delhi: ICC's request to BCCI seeking the removal of Army insignia from Mahendra Singh Dhoni's gloves has met with sharp reactions from Indian fans.
A deluge of reactions poured in on Twitter backing the best finisher in the world making #DhoniKeepTheGlove the top trend on the micro-blogging website.
"Those having problem with Dhoni's gloves stop watching/playing cricket #DhoniKeepTheGlove," wrote a user.
"#DhoniKeepTheGlove Dhoni has been supporting the Indian army. Gloves should be allowed as it won't harm anyone. Also, it's just a symbol of pride and tribute to Indian soldiers from Lt. Col. MSD," said another.
Dhoni was spotted donning a regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces during India's World Cup 2019 opening match against South Africa in Southampton on Wednesday.
Objecting to it, ICC requested BCCI to get it removed leading to a flurry of reactions from supporters of the former skipper.
A fan even countered ICC's request by demanding that England too should remove three lions from their jerseys.
"#DhoniKeepTheGlove If there is chance to #Boycott other matches in #ICCWorldCup2019, we will if @ICC forcefully remove the gloves. #ICC doing disrespect to Indians. @ICC should ask #England to remove #lions from there T-Shirts. #ICCVersusIndia #ICCWC2019 @BCCI should back Dhoni," the fan tweeted.
Another fan asked ICC to "focus" on their umpiring rather than "unnecessary rules".
"@ICC First improve your umpiring level and other things, then make unnecessary rules on things like keeping gloves. @BCCI plz support Lt col @msdhoni n ur army. #DhoniKeepTheGlove," the tweet read.
"Dear ICC there are more important issues than this please look at umpire standard first #DhoniKeepTheGlove," wrote another Dhoni fan.
India defeated Proteas in their debut World Cup 2019 clash and will next face Australia on June 9.
Here are some of the tweets:
#dhonikeeptheglove @msdhoni Please do not remove the gloves. We will boycott WC2019 if they force you to remove gloves. Jai Hind
— Shekhar Solanki (@sheksol) June 6, 2019
NATION FIRST SO DHONI KEEP THE GLOVE 80% OF REVENUE OF ICCC IS FROM INDIA BOYCOTT ICC @msdhoni #DhoniKeepTheGlove
— SUSHANT KUMAR SINHA (@sushantkr_sinha) June 7, 2019
Every Indian worth his salt should support Dhoni by boycott of @cricketworldcup and @BCCI #DhoniKeepTheGlove
— Sunil Dutt (@sunilduna) June 6, 2019
Dear @BCCI if the @ICC Forcing to remove balidan from dhoni ji gloves, it's better to boycott the tournament and come to India we will play another IPL series
— Hari Tej🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@ITej4MIndia) June 7, 2019
We don't want this tournament. We love our country pride more than a tournament.#boycottworldcup #DhoniKeepTheGlove
Indian viewers should boycott watching these WC games altogether, if Dhoni is not allowed to wear his gloves in the next game.Also ENG should be asked to get rid of the '3 lions' symbol on their shirt which signifies sacrifice of the armed forces. @ICC @BCCI #DhoniKeepTheGlove
— QueenBee (@artemis_ari) June 7, 2019
