ICC referee Hastings to see Shadab
The International Cricket Council (ICC) referee Brian Hastings of New Zealand would see Pakistan opener Shadab Kabir Thursday for showing dissent on the first day of the second Test
17-Jan-2002
The International Cricket Council (ICC) referee Brian Hastings of New
Zealand would see Pakistan opener Shadab Kabir Thursday for showing
dissent on the first day of the second Test.
"I have asked him (Shadab) to see me and that's nothing serious,"
Hastings said Wednesday.
Shadab stood his ground after being given out caught behind by
Bangladeshi umpire Mahboobur Rahman on the first day of the Test
Wednesday. "He is a young player and he must learn to accept
decisions," Hastings said without revealing further details.
Shadab made four in Pakistan's 99-1 in reply to Bangladesh's 148. TV
replays showed the ball did elude Kabir's bat, but the Bangladeshi
umpire raised his finger to show him the way.
Shadab, dumped after playing three Tests in 1996, is on a comeback
trail after scoring over 700 runs in Pakistan's domestic tournament.
The decision may cost Shadab dearly as he is not likely to get another
innings in the Test.
Another opener Naved Latif is also waiting on the sidelines and is
tipped to partner Taufiq Umer in the one-day series that follows this
Test.