Imad Wasim refuses to use beer logo on CPL shirt

Pakistan cricketer Imad Wasim who represented the national team in the 2006 U19 World Cup is currently a part of the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Imad is in news since the left-arm spinner refused to wear the main alcohol sponsor’s logo on his jersey.

South African opener Hashim Amla and Pakistani-born Australian spinner Fawad Ahmed are the other cricketers who chose to wear unbranded shirts in the CPL due to their religious beliefs.

In the first match for his franchise the Tallawahs, he seemed to have hidden the logo with a black patch covering. On Sunday, his manager tweeted the reason behind it. “Imad playing CPL from Jamaica and not using the main sponsor logo on the shirt due to Alcohol Brand”, the tweet read

@simadwasim playing @CPL from Jamaica & not using the main sponsor logo on the shirt due to Alcohol Brand#Cricket pic.twitter.com/emWKdqO4CK

— Syed Noman Nazir (@nomanalam) July 3, 2016

Earlier, the cricketer had said that his first stint in a foreign T20 league will be a learning experience and he is looking forward to different challenges. “It’s my first journey to the Caribbean so it would be a good learning curve for me and I’m looking forward to the challenge,” Imad told the CPL website in an interview.

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“As a cricketer, you always need different challenges to grow and progress, and this is what I want. I’m working hard to keep proving my credentials,” he added.

He managed to score a 14-ball 19 in the first match when Jamaica scored 153/7 in their 20 overs. He also contributed to the victory with a wicket.