Majid bemused over BCCI objection

Former Pakistan captain Majid Khan Saturday said he would serve on the three-man Referees Commission despite objections by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

"I have not been provided with the terms of references of the committee but I have confirmed my availability to serve on it," Majid, a former match referee and chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said from Lahore.

Majid admitted he was bemused by BCCI objections against him. "After the 1999 follies, didn't India ban its players or South Africa suspend its captain. I don't think my remarks on World Cup has got anything to do with this. "I don't see how India can embarrass me," Majid, who played his last Test against India at Lahore, said.

He added: "The last thing I saw in the newspapers was that they (BCCI) have objected against the entire panel. But it's a news to me that they have singled me out."

Majid admitted last year that he informed Dr Ali Bacher that Pakistan threw World Cup matches to India and Bangladesh in the 1999 World Cup.

Pakistan has already set up an inquiry commission to probe the allegations.

Majid said he supported the role of match referees in the game and also agreed that there should be right of appeal against the referees decision. "If there is right of appeal against a court's decision, why can't there be right of appeal against match referee's decision.

"The match referees were introduced after all the Test playing countries felt they would be of immense use. Now it looks strange that a country stands up and protests against match referee because its players have been penalized," he said.

Majid, popularly known as The Majestic for his glorious strokes, said he didn't see the actions which forced Englishman Mike Denness penalize six Indian cricketers in South Africa last year.

"Naturally when Mike Denness's decisions will be reviewed, the committee will be provided with all the relevant material. Before that, I don't want to make any comments on the issue," he said.