Hair transplant in Mombasa
Having presided over one of the most controversial days of cricket last year, Darrell Hair was subsequently sacked by the ICC from officiating in top-flight international matches
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
Having presided over one of the most controversial days of cricket last year, Darrell Hair was subsequently sacked by the ICC from officiating in top-flight international matches. A triangular series between Kenya, Canada and Scotland, in Mombassa, though has no illusions to top quality and marks the scene of Hair's low-key return to the umpiring fold. It's not all fun and games for as The Guardian reports, he's lost his suitcase.
The umpire wore dark glasses and last night's clothes: black shoes, black trousers and a black shirt, loose at the wrists. Hands in his pockets, he walked alone around the field. Past the whitewashed mango tree situated a few metres inside the boundary rope; past the baobab tree so thick that the wall of the Mombasa Sports Ground was built around it.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo