Throughout his career, Hashim Amla, a former opener for South Africa, and other players turned down sponsorship offers from casinos and alcoholic beverage corporations.
Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan during Test matches and Yorkshire’s English County Cricket skipper, has declined to endorse an online gambling website. Yorkshire and the online gambling platform Dafabet recently inked a two-year collaboration agreement that will see the players’ shirts throughout all cricket formats bearing the company’s brand. But because of his own convictions, Masood will not be wearing the Dafabet emblem on his shirt collar.
Gambling is allowed in some nations, such as Australia and England, and sponsorship agreements with betting companies are typical. Surrogate advertising, on the other hand, is strictly forbidden in Pakistan. It is a technique used to promote a company without explicitly mentioning the illegal conduct. Under the moniker “Dafa News,” Dafabet had previously sponsored Pakistan cricket; but, because of the strict regulations, it was later outlawed.
Yorkshire County acknowledged his position.
Masood conveyed his position to the Yorkshire county authorities, who complied with his request, refusing to endorse the betting company. His choice is consistent with other athletes’ moral principles; Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan, for example, covered a logo associated with gambling during the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In general, county cricket teams and the English Cricket Board (ECB) are tolerant of religious ideas and ideals.
