BCCI backs Dhoni after ICC tells him to remove Army gloves

Mahendra Singh Dhoni sporting an Army insignia on his glove during the IndiaSouth Africa clash was well appreciated by his fans but the International Cricket Council on Thursday requested the BCCI to have the badge removed saying it is against its regulations Claire Furlong ICC General Manager Strategic Communications told PTI that the apex body has requested the Indian cricket board to have the sign removedDo you support BCCIs decision to throw weight behind MSDhoni over gloves rowDhoniKeepTheGlove DhoniKeepBalidaanBadgeGlove WorldCup2019mdash midday mid_day June 7 2019Indias next game is against Australia on Sunday It is against the regulations and we have requested it is removed Furlong told PTI When asked if Dhoni who is an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of Territorial Army could be penalised for the breach of an ICC regulation she added For first breach no just a request to removeAlso ReadWorld Cup 2019 No regrets says CSA on rejecting AB de Villiers comeback offerDhonis love for the Indian Army is well known During the opening World Cup fixture against South Africa in Southampton on Wednesday Dhonis gloves attracted special attention when the TV cameras zoomed in The regimental dagger insignia of the para forces was embossed on his green wicketkeeping gloves While there is a possibility that Dhoni may have worn these gloves with the dagger insignia earlier also it did get a lot of traction on social media with fans loving his unique way of paying tribute to the armed forcesAlso Read World Cup 2019 Umpires miss noball call before Gayle dismissalBCCI CoA chief Vinod Rai commented on the issue saying We have already written to ICC to seek permission for MS Dhoni to wear Balidaan insignia on his gloves will speak more after the meeting CoA meetingClaire Furlong ICC General Manager Strategic Communications on what if BCCI seeks permission for MS Dhoni to use Balidaan insignia gloves As of now I do not know It would need to be considered by the ICCIndians on Twitter were furious with ICCs Diktat and vented out their frustrationThatrsquos the regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on Dhonirsquos gloves pictwittercomYKoA5Az54omdash Shiv Aroor ShivAroor June 5 2019ICC Please focus on poor umpiring not on Dhonis glovesethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cmdash Suchi suchi_m10 June 7 2019Sir what is it call occasional insisting Dhoni not to show balidann symbol on his gloves AapKiVanimdash Sai Krishna SaiKris75286313 June 7 2019MS Dhoni will keep with the same gloves as he did against the south africa If pakistan can play wc after shooting the sri lankans World XI went to pakistan to play against them Then Dhoni is just making his country proud icc DhoniKeepTheGlove ICCVersusIndiamdash Sourav Sahu radioactive_ss June 7 2019If crickets governing body has requested BCCI to make sure MS Dhoni wears normal keeping gloves in the next game and not the one he had worn insignia during the Proteas match then sort it Get on with cricket Dont make it as the most important issuemdash Gautam Sodhi GautamSodhi1 June 7 2019Ms Dhoni is not an ordinary man and he hold rank in Indian armyHe has full right to wear that gloves and he is not violating any rules So ICC stop licking the feet of Pakistani board amp focus on maintaining proper umpiring standards in world cupDhoniKeepTheGlove Cricketmdash Harinder Singh professorsahaab June 7 2019We indian ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091sup3fans are warning u for making Dhoni to change his gloves and if he will eventually then u are responsible for our Twitter abuse ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098iexclmdash Ashutosh Ashurocks710 June 7 2019Dear Lt Col MS Dhoni You are an officer of Para Regt Donrsquot take off those gloves Balidaan is a badge of honour Itrsquos represents the finest of Indian Army We have always looked at that badge with respect The nation stands with you Jai Hind ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3DhoniKeepTheGlove pictwittercomjG7GCpDda7mdash Niranjan Singh Rathore tradeg Drunktroller_ June 7 2019Dear ICC Instead of focussing on MS Dhonis gloves better focus on improving the quality of umpires DhoniKeepTheGlove CWC19 pictwittercom4BmqbZLPMkmdash Chowkidar Chandraveer Singh Rathore Chandra99018204 June 7 2019msdhoni dont change ur gloves nation supports u BCCI pl come in support of dhoni and keep maintain nation pridemdash Umesh Chokda umesh_chokda June 7 2019ICC is busy on focusing on badge on the Dhonis gloves but they are blind with poor umpiring his wc matches I dont know what happened to themwc2019 DhoniKeepsTheGlovemdash Eshwar chandra Bandi EshwarC16133969 June 7 2019Salute amp respect to MS Dhoni who printed insignia of Balidan on his wicket keeping gloves ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091AcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087Thats the regimental dagger insignia which represents the Para SF Special Operations unit of Indian Army attached to Parachute RegimentethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087regethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087sup3INDvSA Dhoni pictwittercome3Gv4e2yEPmdash Naveen Ur NaveenUr1 June 7 2019Its a matter of immense pride for all the Indians to see Dhoni Wearing the Gloves with Balidan symbol encrypted on it I would like to request ICC to allow him keeping that particular gloves DhoniKeepTheGlove agravecurrenparaagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cagravecurrendegagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenmacragravecurrenregagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenbrvbaragravecurrenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0095agraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenmiddotagravecurrenregagravecurrenmacragraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0081agravecurrenbrvbaragraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrensectagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087agravecurrennotagravecurrensup2agravecurreniquestagravecurrenbrvbaragravecurrenfrac34agravecurrenumlagravecurrenordfagravecurrendegagravecurrenregagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008bagravecurrensectagravecurrendegagraveyenAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenregagravecurrenfrac34mdash Anubhav Kumar anubhavkumar07 June 7 2019Dear ICC instead of focusing on Dhonirsquos King gloves please look at improving the standard of umpiring We have better umpires in gully cricket compared to the jokers officiating yesterday I hope you guys will work on itCWC19 AUSvWImdash hvam eternal_shivam June 7 2019Well whatever it is the controversy should not affect MS Dhonis game on the field as he is in fine form both with the gloves and batWith inputs from PTI and ANICatch up on all the latest IPL News and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates