Dhoni should have been punished : Harper

[koksmayu]

The Australian media has come down hard on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not taking any action against Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose criticism of umpire Daryl Harper's performance in the first Test against West Indies led to the withdrawal of the official from the third Test. Harper was to retire from the elite panel after the third Test, but following the criticism he chose not to officiate in what would have been his farewell match. "Indian harassment and the ICC's inaction have seen Australian umpire Daryl Harper pull out of his farewell Test in the West Indies," reported the Australian Friday. "While the ICC said it was unfair criticism and defended Harper's record, it has not taken any action against India's captain. And Harper, who was about to stand in his 300th international, walked away," the report said. The report said that there were a number of disputed decisions that upset the Indians, but they were only in that position because the Indian players and board refused to countenance the use of the Decision Review System (DRS). "Match referee Jeff Crowe did not punish Dhoni for his outburst." India won the first Test at Kingston by 63 runs and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said: "If the correct decisions were made, the game would have finished much earlier and I would have been in the hotel by now." The ICC's cricket manager, Dave Richardson, defended Harper's record. "The reality of the situation is that Daryl's statistics show his correct decision percentage in Tests involving India is 96 per cent, which is considerably higher than the international average for top-level umpires," Richardson said. Harper's former colleague Darrell Hair supported him. "You can't have players picking and choosing umpires," Hair was quoted as saying in The Age. The 59-year-old Harper, who has stood in 95 Tests and 174 ODIs, is not the first umpire to feel poorly treated. In 2008, Steve Bucknor was sent home by the ICC after India complained about his performance in the controversial Sydney Test against Australia. Mark Benson also walked away amid controversy over the DRS in Australia two summers ago, citing ill health. LINK

[J P K]

harper is Australian so aus media just cannot accept he is bad umpire instead they are trying to target dhoni

[The Outsider]

Chor ki daadhi mein tinka - Dhoni did not name any umpire. :icflove:

[mishra]

Chor ki daadhi mein tinka - Dhoni did not name any umpire. :icflove:

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[cowboysfan]

[saket123]

What everyone seems to ignore .. is the fact that Dhoni did NOT "criticize" the umpire. He merely said if correct decisions were made... Criticizing an umpire would be saying something like "poor umpiring delayed it for us.. ".. or "the umpire did a lousy job"... The same Australians targetting foreigners in their country are getting their panties in a bunch because they realize their power over the game is fast fading. Australians can get down on their knees and kiss Dhoni's ass for all he'd care!

[Tigerbait]

This is surprising. The Australian media is usually so fair and balanced. They must be right. :((

[akshayxyz]

Can we say 'they' already punished Dhoni in the first innings of 2nd test?

[Tigerbait]

Can we say 'they' already punished Dhoni in the first innings of 2nd test?

Punished? That was the beauty of technology at work. Its never wrong remember? :hysterical:

[jairamesh]

First, Please can we have source of these news?

[VRV Singh]

Maybe Dhoni was talking about selection of Dartbhajan..

[Sachinism]

Who gives a **** what the Australian media think?

[achilles]

:punter:

[jairamesh]

still waiting for authentic source. there is no truth in this story, especially considering no source has been posted. again seems like hot air to create non-story out of another non-story, lame.

[BeautifulGame]

Are Aussies still relevant in cricket?

[Ultimate_Game]

Aussies can go and cry in their beer all they want.

[King Tendulkar]

:punter:

[Chandan]

First' date= Please can we have source of these news?

still waiting for authentic source. there is no truth in this story, especially considering no source has been posted. again seems like hot air to create non-story out of another non-story, lame.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/icc-under-fire-over-harper-20110630-1gt0h.html Why can't you search yourself and get these links if others are not providing it?

[Number]

he is already punished by that no-ball.

[Show_stopper]

Whose inability? Their's?