Racist umpire
The incident at the Brit Oval during the Pakistan-England match was a clear indication that racism is still a factor in world cricket. Umpire Darrel Hair is renowned or rather ill-known for his role in the Muralidharan case (the chucking controversy); and he did his reputation no injustice by accusing Pakistan of ball-tampering and awarding five runs to the England team. The funny thing was that the batsmen present at the field were seen choosing the ball to play, which is the umpire's job!
Also, when Pakistan were delaying their arrival to the field after tea, both the umpires should have talked with Inzamam before making any decision (as written in the by-laws of the ICC) to forfeit or close play.
Had it been Australia or New Zealand in place of Pakistan, Mr. Hair wouldn't have dared make such a decision without cautioning the bowlers and the captain of the accused team first.
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