Darrell Hair

Former Pakistan captain and coach Mushtaq Mohammed backed controversial umpire Darrell Hair by describing the Australian as 'strict umpire but a fair one'.

Umpire Darrell Hair has accused the ICC of yielding to 'racially discriminatory pressure' from Pakistan and India which has stopped him from officiating in Test matches.

Darrell Hair is not at all surprised by the allegations of fixing against match officials, and said such rumours started doing rounds since the birth of cash-rich IPL.

Former Australian umpire Darrell Hair has labelled Shahid Afridi as a "cheat" after his ball-tampering act and is sure that the Pakistan all-rounder will be up to it again in future.

He has "forgiven and forgotten" former umpire Darrell Hair, but says, the chucker jibe that came from Australia's ex-Prime Minister John Howard still hurts.

The 55-year-old umpire was suspended by ICC after the controversial Oval Test in 2006, where Hair accused skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq of ball tampering.

Former PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has finally opened up on the Oval Gate scandal and has blamed Inzamam-ul-Haq for letting the PCB and Pakistan cricket down.

Darrell Hair termed Pakistanis as "cheats, frauds and liars" and criticised ICC for refusing to act despite evidence that Shoaib Akhtar tampered with the ball.

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq could be prosecuted if he fails to turn up as a witness in the racial discrimination suit filed by sacked Australian umpire Darrell Hair against the ICC at the Central Office of London Tribunals.

Taking a cue from BCCI's stand in the Sydney Test, Pakistan Cricket Board has asked ICC to change the result of controversial Oval Test which was forfeited to England in 2006.

The decision to ban Saeed Ajmal for chucking is the first step towards 'operation clean-up', which the new ICC management has undertaken on a war footing.

Aussie umpire Simon Taufel, who is set to retire, termed the 2011 World Cup semifinal between India vs Pakistan as the "most exciting match" of his career.

Darrell Hair was not surprised by the recent match-fixing scandal as he claimed that ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit had issued a warning a decade ago mentioning the possibilities of Pakistan bowling deliberate no-balls.

"I don't really care about what anybody is writing. I am not bothered by what they write as they usually do so to sell their books," Harbhajan Singh told TOI.

Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is not concerned at some former Test players and commentators raising questions over his bowling action, saying his action has been cleared by the ICC.

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been served witness summons by a tribunal following umpire Darrel Hair's suing of ICC and PCB for racial discrimination in the aftermath of the Oval controversy.

Pakistan cricket recieved a moral victory after the ICC has agreed to convert the result of the controversial Oval Test into a draw from a forfeited win.

PCB said it would wait to hear from the ICC before deciding "its future course of action" on the prospect of umpire Darrell Hair's return to the ICC's elite panel.

Ex-Aussie umpire Darrell Hair says India's Harbhajan is also among the bowlers with "highly suspicious action" in his book 'The Best Interests Of The Game'.

After recognising cricket as its national sport, Canada is now seeking Indian expertise to develop the game in the country.