KARACHI: Shan Masood is away from gambling promotion in English county cricket, the company logo is not printed on the collar of his shirt, while Pakistani players in other teams have also been given a discount in this regard.
Pakistan Test captain Shaun Masood is leading Yorkshire County these days. On Saturday, his county signed a 2-year deal with Dafa Bet as an official partner, under which the shirt collars of the players in all three formats of cricket will be sold. But the company’s logo will be there, gambling is legal in many countries including England and Australia and bets are accepted outside stadiums.
“Dafa Bet” had sponsored Pakistan cricket many times under the name of “Dafa News” by resorting to surrogate advertising, but after the strictness of the government, surrogate advertising has been stopped in domestic cricket, PSL. During this, Mohammad Rizwan also raised his voice in this regard and hid the controversial logo with a sticker.
Sources said that Shaun Masood will not promote the betting company, he had already made his position clear to the county officials in this regard, Yorkshire has also respected his wish. Popular among players, Pakistani cricketers in other teams also stay away from gambling, surrogate advertising, alcohol, pork or adult entertainment advertising.
The English cricket board and counties take full account of the religious sentiments of foreign players, refusing to advertise controversial content, but with no cuts in pay. In the past, many players from other countries have also refused to advertise with alcohol and gambling companies, South Africa’s Hashim Amla was the top among them.
