Defiant Inzi's done cricket a great service

[fkhan2]

Re: Defiant Inzi's done cricket a great service

@smooth_guy

Ditto. It was Shereyar's poor plan to stay inside after tea. Inzi must have complained in the dressing room, but without Khan's asheerbaad he would have not done this. Inzi would have walked off the ground right away in protest to demand third and TV umpire's intervention. Khan failed misereably, he should have called ICC's big guys to create a stand off against Hair's dictatorship.

It came strongly against Hair, nontheless, but Pakistan and Inzimam also suffered. This battle could have been won without any losses, if Khan had chosen a better way to protest. *A phone call to Dubai, and an evening press conference *(in which Pak will announce that it will no longer play if Hair is on the field after fifth day of the test AND that Pakistan is going to challenge Hair in ICC and in court for ball tempering allegations) would have served the purpose.

I have to disagree. You have your opinion about how to protest, but I am sure a phone call to Dubai and a press conferecne would not have removed Darrell Hair from officiating in Champions Trophy (not to forget his position in elite panel is in jeopardy and he is a joker right now in front of the whole world).

Tell me honestly, what made you think that Sheryar Khan is capable of taking a stand aganst ICC by holding a press conference??? Do you have any example from the past? Whoever thinks that Pakistan could have kicked Hair's A$$ after peacefully completing the Oval match is simply living in a fool's paradise.

Pakistan failure to protest would have resulted in another Hair triumph against Pakistan just like he got away with his earlier stunts agaiinst us.

I said it earlier as well and will repeat it again. The incident at Oval, took months or probably years in the making. I don't know how closely you have watched Darrell Hair officiating in Pakistan matches during the last one year, specially the home series against England.

Do you remember the way he treated Danish Kaneria, everytime giving him official warnings without even talking to him. Salman Butt's incident, Inzi's run out etc.

It was like he was there to harass Pakistan players on every occasion and the reason was obvious. He wanted to officiate in almost every Pakistan game to some how prove them cheat and since he was not able to do that, he was venting his furstration in every possible way.

It can be stated without an iota of doubt that the racist a$$hole was biased against us, and there was nothing being done against him, either by PCB or ICC.

The bottom line that whatever happened at Oval was wrong but whatever was happening even before that incident with Pakistan was even more wrong, and as a Pakistan fan it was hurting me. Pakistan's wrong stance atleast made sure that a fan like me won't have to face any more frustration courtesy of Mr. Darrell Hair in future.

[GoldenAsif]

Re: Defiant Inzi's done cricket a great service

@Fayz

If Inzi were to take a stand he would have walked out right when the ball was changed. He should have gone straight to the match referee. Instead, he played on and it wasn't until they started discussing the issue during the tea break that they realized 'something needs to be done'. They didn't have a course of action. A few minutes of protest was nothing more than a chaos in the dressing room. Inzi didn't have a stand or a protest plan..he just went with the flow. He was a puppet in the hands of Shehryar Khan and the likes. Inzi was never a leader and these chain of events have proved it.

Inzi I agree is not the greatest of thinkers or tacticians but if as you say he had taken a stand there and then and led his team off the field when the ball was changed by Hair he could have landed himself in more trouble. There's no way Inzy could have kept a close watch on all his players and if he had walked out straight away and there had been camera-evidence of a player 'working on the ball', Inzi's a** would have been on the line.

There are a few positives to come out of the forfeiture:

1. A likely change in cricket laws whereby the referee and not the on-field umpires will decide whether or not a match is forfeited

2. A likely change in the ball-tampering laws whereby any penalty is preceded by an official warning to the fielding team

3. The myth that the umpire is always right has been broken. If an umpire is going to make a huge decision, which affects the whole fabric of the game, he had better have some evidence to back it up or be ready to face the music.

One or two bad decisions happen in every game and all international sides must accept that but when there are run of the mill bad and biased decisons you simply can't take them lying down. It was n't just the Oval test but even at Headingly Hair and Doctrove's poor decisions on the first day (clear edges not given out, plumb LBWs not given, Pietersen was reprieved and he went on to add 130 odd runs), turned the game upside down. More than Hair's biased decisions it's his brusque manner and insulting attitude towards PAK players that was so frustrating. The players felt insulted by his whole attitude and they had lost confidence in him.

Darrell Hair has carried on with his bullish attitude and has failed to show any contrition even after Madugalle overruled his decision to call Inzi for ball tampering. Even though the decision has gone against Hair, he's still acting as though he is not aware of what he's done.

If Pakistan had peacefully completed the match under protest after a short protest at tea, they might have won the game (and even been cleared of the ball-tampering charge later), the ICC would not have felt the need to remove him from the panel of umpires for CT and Hair would have simply carried on in the same way causing more trouble and frustration later.

As a result of Pakistan's forfeiture, Hair's very future as an international umpire is on the line.

[Rock_Express]

Re: Defiant Inzi's done cricket a great service

@Antumul alona

I am hitting my head...pretty obvious rocky... disagree disagree disagree...

You can disagree as much as you like.

By the way don't hit your head too much..................:D

[Fayz]

Re: Defiant Inzi's done cricket a great service

@goldenAsif

If Pakistan had peacefully completed the match under protest after a short protest at tea, they might have won the game (and even been cleared of the ball-tampering charge later), *the ICC would not have felt the need to remove him from the panel of umpires for CT and Hair would have simply carried on in the same way causing more trouble and frustration later. *

That's because being desies we have little faith in the protection of the law. We like to take things in our own hands and become the judge and the jury. I don't blame our nation for thinking unprotected because that is how things work in Pakistan. We don't trust the corrupt authorities.

Ball tampering allegation is not a small charge to get away with. Inzi didn't have to leave the field with the 10 players, he should have addressed the situation with the team manager, coach and the match referee right there and then. Thinking fast and on the spot is what leaders are made of. Infact, when he asked Hair for the evedence, Hair told him to complain to match referee instead of challenging his decision. Hair may be an idiot pig but removing him from his job should not have been our goal. The goal was to get Pakistan's name clear of the charges and let ICC do its job.

[Antumul_alona]

Re: Defiant Inzi’s done cricket a great service

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