08-21-2006, 10:20 AM
The Oval Test: <b>Musharraf backs Inzamam's decision</b> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf contacted Pakistan team management by phone and backed Inzamam's decision to keep his team off the field in the chaos-hit fourth Test against England at The Oval.
According to the magagement,<b> the president said that umpire Darrell Hair insulted Pakistan and the skipper's decision to stage a dressing room protest during the tea interval was right</b>.
"We have indicated clearly that we were willing to go out and that we want the match to continue," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said.
"The team were deeply upset at the implication they had been cheating. They wanted to protest by just waiting a few minutes and then come out to play," he added<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Everyone is insulting Pakistan.
According to the magagement,<b> the president said that umpire Darrell Hair insulted Pakistan and the skipper's decision to stage a dressing room protest during the tea interval was right</b>.
"We have indicated clearly that we were willing to go out and that we want the match to continue," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said.
"The team were deeply upset at the implication they had been cheating. They wanted to protest by just waiting a few minutes and then come out to play," he added<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Everyone is insulting Pakistan.