Overview

• Khawaja declined to speak with SEN Radio commentators Adam Collins and Bharat Sundaresan following day one of the first Test against the West Indies in Bridgetown.
• His protest is rooted in SEN’s February decision to sack veteran cricket journalist Peter Lalor for sharing content on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
• Khawaja apologized directly to Collins and Sundaresan, emphasizing that his objection was to the network’s treatment of Lalor and not to the commentators themselves.
• Peter Lalor praised Khawaja as a “man of principle” and expressed gratitude for his continued support after being removed from SEN coverage.
• Cricket Australia confirmed Khawaja is unlikely to face any disciplinary action for declining the interview and SEN chief Craig Hutchison has remained publicly silent on the matter.