Shan Masood refused to promote gambling company Dafabet

Pakistani cricketer and England Cricket Team Yorkshire Captain Shan Masood refused to promote the online gambling company Dafabet. An online gambling company is a business that operates gambling activities over the Internet.

These companies provide platforms for people to bet money on various games and activities, such as casino games, cricket betting, and more.

Shan Masood is currently representing Yorkshire in the County Championship

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Yorkshire recently linked a two-year sponsorship deal with Dafabet, but his shirt collar will not have the company’s logo. As part of this agreement, all cricket formats will have players’ shirts with the Dafabet logo display. Several nations, including Australia and England, have legalized gambling.

However, once Dafabet used to support Pakistan cricket with the label “Dafa News” which was a form of surrogate advertising because they could not directly advertise their gambling services to strict rules. However, Pakistani cricket has banned surrogate advertising due to strict government rules.

Surrogate advertising is when a company advertises one product but promotes another product that it cannot legally advertise.

Following the gambling practices of Dafabet, Shan Masood has refused to promote this company. He reportedly declined to endorse the betting company and informed the officials of Yorkshire about his stance. Hence, Yorkshire has agreed to the decision of Shan Masood.

Yorkshire has honored his request, writes @saleemkhaliq

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Mohammad Rizwan, the captain of Multan Sultans made this matter controversial during the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He covered the controversial logo of Dafabet with stickers that caused a lot of controversy.

However, the English Cricket Board (ECB) has a long history of respecting the decisions and religious convictions of players outside England.

In the past, several cricketers from other nations have also turned down sponsorship offers from casinos and alcohol corporations. One well-known example is the former South African cricketer who refused to wear the alcohol brand Castle Lager’s logo on his sports shirt and paid 5 hundred dollars instead.