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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan on Wednesday dedicated his team\u2019s epic World Cup victory against Sri Lanka<\/a> to \u201cour brothers and sisters in Gaza\u201d, potentially putting him at odds with support for Israel expressed by the government of host nation India.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Happy to contribute in the win,\u201d Rizwan, 31, said on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n \u201cCredits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier,\u201d added the batsman, who has 1.6 million followers on the social media platform.<\/p>\n His post had garnered 5.7 million views by Wednesday.<\/p>\n Rizwan scored 131 not out and in the company of opener Abdullah Shafique (113) set the platform for Pakistan\u2019s record winning chase of a daunting 345-run target to defeat Sri Lanka at Hyderabad on Tuesday.<\/p>\n India\u2019s government has joined ranks with Western nations to condemn the attacks launched by Hamas fighters, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the country stands \u201cin solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour\u201d.<\/p>\n However, Rizwan drew criticism for his views.<\/p>\n \u201cShouldn\u2019t @iMRizwanPak<\/a> have dedicated his match winning innings to ALL non combatants who have died in Gaza AND Israel? Humanity first and above else,\u201d wrote Indian author and columnist Rajdeep Sardesai.<\/p>\n The International Cricket Council (ICC) has previously ruled against players making political statements although away from the field of play, they are free to use their own media platforms.<\/p>\n In 2014, the global governing body banned<\/a> England all-rounder Moeen Ali from wearing wristbands saying \u201cSave Gaza\u201d and \u201cFree Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n And in 2019, India\u2019s MS Dhoni was ordered by ICC<\/a> to remove gloves with a controversial dagger logo in a World Cup game against Australia.<\/p>\n Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India in their next game in Ahmedabad on Saturday.<\/p>\n