Umpire Rana regretted Gatting row
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July 29, 2010, Thursday
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SHAKOOR Rana, the Pakistani umpire who shot to fame for his furious row with England captain Mike Gatting during a test in Faisalabad, later regretted the incident, his son said.
"My father was a very jovial and temperamental person and he gained a lot of fame and attention after the incident. But he wished the fame and attention had come for some other reason," Mansoor Rana said.
Shakoor Rana, who died in 2001, was involved in the infamous confrontation and finger-wagging incident with Gatting on the second day of the test in December 1987 that eventually marred relations between the two countries and attracted the involvement of the foreign office.
The row happened after Shakoor stopped play, saying Gatting had moved his fielders during the bowler's run-up without informing the batsmen. Shakoor said Gatting had used abusive language while the former England skipper accused the umpire of calling him a cheat.
Shakoor refused to resume play until Gatting apologized. The third day's play was lost as the tension rose between the two countries and there was talk of the series being cancelled. The test resumed only after the England and Wales Cricket Board ordered Gatting to write an apology to the umpire. England did not tour Pakistan again until 2000.
"He regretted the incident having taken place although he said he had to take a stand for the sake of cricket. He also feared that because of the incident our careers would be affected."
Both Mansoor and his brother Maqsood played internationals for Pakistan and the former is now a batting coach with cricket academy.
"Our father called us up on the night of the incident and asked us if we felt he had taken the right stand. We told him do what you feel is right," Mansoor recalled. "He was upset the incident would leave a mark on our careers and the sport."
"My father was a very jovial and temperamental person and he gained a lot of fame and attention after the incident. But he wished the fame and attention had come for some other reason," Mansoor Rana said.
Shakoor Rana, who died in 2001, was involved in the infamous confrontation and finger-wagging incident with Gatting on the second day of the test in December 1987 that eventually marred relations between the two countries and attracted the involvement of the foreign office.
The row happened after Shakoor stopped play, saying Gatting had moved his fielders during the bowler's run-up without informing the batsmen. Shakoor said Gatting had used abusive language while the former England skipper accused the umpire of calling him a cheat.
Shakoor refused to resume play until Gatting apologized. The third day's play was lost as the tension rose between the two countries and there was talk of the series being cancelled. The test resumed only after the England and Wales Cricket Board ordered Gatting to write an apology to the umpire. England did not tour Pakistan again until 2000.
"He regretted the incident having taken place although he said he had to take a stand for the sake of cricket. He also feared that because of the incident our careers would be affected."
Both Mansoor and his brother Maqsood played internationals for Pakistan and the former is now a batting coach with cricket academy.
"Our father called us up on the night of the incident and asked us if we felt he had taken the right stand. We told him do what you feel is right," Mansoor recalled. "He was upset the incident would leave a mark on our careers and the sport."
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