Usman Khawaja forced to remove black dove sticker from bat

The controversy surrounding the black dove sticker resurfaced during the first Test between Australia and New Zealand, as Australian opener Usman Khawaja had to remove the emblem from his bat. The ICC rejected Khawaja's request to wear the dove sticker during the Test series against Pakistan, citing it as a "political protest." The controversy arose after Khawaja's bat was replaced with a new one.