Much Ado About Nothing

It is bewildering why not only a rank outsider like Moin Khan but also the Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed displeasure over the Indians appealing against Haq for obstructing the field. The appeal was perfectly within the purview of cricketing rules, as corroborated by the umpire’s decision in favour of the Indians. First-class cricket is a matter of thorough professionalism and fierce competition and a team cannot really claim the opposition not to be desperate to win a match. The Indians did not sledge nor did they make obscene gestures at the opposition. They only appealed against an opposition batsman, the stamp of validity on which was put by the International Cricket Council (ICC)-appointed umpire ruling in favour of the Indians. So there cannot be any scope for controversy. The current Pakistani cricketer concerned and the former Pakistani cricketer poking his nose into the matter better concentrate on their game and writing respectively, without disrespecting India and the ICC.