da prosport bet： After spending time in the wilderness following the fiasco at The Oval in 2006, Darrell Hair is back. And it’s evoking some reactions
da mrbet： 20-Mar-2008
Comeback of the year: Hair is in business again © Getty Images
“We’ve got nothing personal against the man. Mr Hair has undergone rehabilitation over the last six months. I wouldn’t like to speculate specifically about Pakistan, but I would say that the [ICC] management have been instructed to deal appropriately with this area.”
“I am terribly shocked and disgusted at the news … Hair was at fault but he is reinstated like a hero. The PCB needs to learn a lesson from the Indian board. See how they backed their players in Australia recently on contentious issues.”
“He should never have been reinstated after committing so many gross irregularities during the Oval Test. The ICC board decided beyond doubt Hair’s conduct was not up to the mark. This man violated his responsibilities as a senior umpire. How the ICC can restore him is hard to comprehend … It is a slap on the face of Pakistan cricket.”
“There would be so much of bad blood between him and the team [Pakistan] and so forth because he was proven wrong in that match and it was a very, very serious blot on cricket.”
“The decision of Hair’s recall shows Pakistan’s lack of presence at international forums … It shows that the international community is ready to walk over Pakistan whenever they want.”
“My commitment to cricket and umpiring is as strong as ever and I wish to get back on to the field as soon as possible.””He’s good to talk to on the pitch, he’s very good with the players. Darrell does get the majority of the decisions right on the pitch, which is what you want.”
“We’re pleased to see Darrell back. Cricket Australia has always had a view that he is, in a technical sense, an excellent umpire, one of the best two or three in the world.
“His position will be reviewed in a year’s time, as is the case with all of the other umpires who are coming to the end of their contracts at that stage. Mr Hair is a very good and a very competent umpire. He has had time away from the coalface and umpired other activities.”
“Darrell Hair over time seems to polarise opinion, but a lot of his supporters will feel it is justified to bring him back and that he was unjustly kept on the sidelines in the first place.”
“I am on the ICC now. I am not the same guy who would speak out on something like this issue … I cannot comment.”
“All in all this might be an ideal moment to move into the portly Australian umpire flammable effigy business.”
Guardian