Re: Ball Tempering Controversy-News and Articles
Just as I suspected, ICC will take side of the umpires. This is the opportunity for us to say to the ICC that it is not about taking sides rather than being objective and fair. They have to understand that umpires are human and can make mistakes. I hated when PCB asked ICC to remove Darrel from umpiring Pakistani games because when you are a cricket board you cannot act like judge and jury, take it to court, make a case that this guy has made several mistakes just in this series. We have lost confidence in him; rather make the decision of bias.
ICC wants Pakistan to back off so that they do not have to pressure Darrel. Just look at the interview, they are not talking about ball tampering allegation which means they are also not sure whether the allegation is true. The case is for us to win only if PCB executes it well.