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Doug Walters: Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia: Ahmed received permission from Cricket Australia to not wear a beer company logo on his uniform due to his Muslim faith. Campese, retired after 101 rugby tests for Australia, said Ahmed should "go home" if he did not want to wear the sponsor's logo on his playing shirt, according to Times Colonist. Campese then wrote on Twitter: "Doug Walters tells Pakistan-born Fawad Ahmed: if you don't like the ... uniform, don't play for Australia Well said doug. Tell him to go home." SYDNEY - Rugby great David Campese was criticized for "bigoted" comments about Pakistan-born spin bowler Fawad Ahmed by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland on Friday. Earlier, former test cricketer Doug Walters was quoted in Australian media as saying: "I think if he doesn't want to wear the team gear, he should not be part of the team." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.