Sports celebrities and attendees described the Eid celebration at the Sydney Cricket Ground as a historic and important opportunity to promote multicultural Australia and diversity in sports. Speaking on the occasion, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hawkley said that a festival like Eid held at Sydney's historic Cricket Ground highlights the positive steps towards diversity in sports. Speakers and the audience lauded the efforts of the host Kamil khan who organized the historical event.
Eid event at Sydney Cricket Ground Source: SBS
(R-L) Sydney Roosters player Sonny Bill Williams, Preston Lee, Brett Lee with host Kamil Khan. Source: Kamil Khan
Eid celebrated at SCG Source: SBS
(l-R) Waqar Younis, Brett Lee with sports journalist Mike Coward. Source: Kamil Khan
(R-L) Pakistani high commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, Kamil Khan and Brett Lee. Source: Kamil Khan
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