Former Australia cricketer Rodney Hogg's anti-Muslim tweet on Australia Day is drawing fire.
The ex-fast bowler wrote on Twitter earlier today that he "Just put out my Aussie flag for Australia Day but I wasn't sure if it would offend Muslims... so I wrote 'Allah is a s---' on it to make sure.''
The tweet was quickly deleted, with Hogg writing "Bad attempted Australian humour, sorry if I offended you."
Later, Hogg extended the apology, saying he offered "sincere apologies to the Muslim community. A stupid tweet by me in very bad taste."
The president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Ikebal Patel, told The Age that the remark was "absolutely despicable."
