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Ashleigh Gardner Upset With Cricket Australia For Scheduling A T20I Against Pakistan Women On January 26 – Australia Day
Australia women's team will perform a barefoot ceremony and wear special indigenous jersey in a bid to celebrate Australia's first people ahead of the match.
Published: Jan 22, 2023, 09:29 AM (IST)
Edited: Jan 22, 2023, 09:32 AM (IST)
Sydney: Australia women’s cricketer Ashleigh Gardner is not happy with Cricket Australia’s decision to schedule a T20I match against Pakistan on January 26.
Gardner said that it is not a wise move to play cricket on January 26, also known as Australia Day – the day the first fleet arrived in 1788 and day of “hurt and mourning” for Indigenous people.
Gardner though will remain available for the important clash. The ace all-rounder said that she will educate people about the history of Australia Day.
“As a proud Muruwari woman and reflecting on what Jan 26 means to me and my people it is a day of hurt and a day of mourning,” Gardner posted on social media on Sunday morning.
“My culture is something I hold close to my heart and something I’m always so proud to speak about whenever asked. I also am fortunate enough to play cricket for a living which is something I dreamt of as a kid. Unfortunately this year the Australian women’s cricket team has been scheduled to play a game on the 26th of Jan which certainly doesn’t sit well with me as an individual but also all the people I’m representing.”
Australia women’s team will perform a barefoot ceremony and wear special indigenous jersey in a bid to celebrate Australia’s first people ahead of the match.
“As a national team we have a platform to raise awareness about certain issues and I’m using this platform to hopefully help educate others on a journey to learn about the longest living culture in the world,” Gardner wrote.
“For those who don’t have a good understanding of what that day means it was the beginning of genocide, massacres and dispossession.
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“When I take the field for this game I will certainly be reflecting and thinking about all of my ancestors and people’s lives who changed from this day,” concluded Garner.