Suspended Pakistan umpire Nadeem Ghouri, facing corruption charges, has been found guilty of misconduct and is facing punishment on the recommendations of a PCB probe committee, sources have claimed.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned umpires Nadeem Ghouri and Anis Siddiqui for four and three years respectively after they were found guilty of being willing to compromise their integrity in discharge of their professional duties.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has constituted a committee to probe into the allegations of corruption against umpires Nadeem Ghouri and Anis-ur-Rehman.
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has been reported for a suspected illegal action following the second one-day international against Australia in Dubai on Friday, the International Cricket Council said. An ICC statement said umpires Asad Rauf and Billy Bowden, as well as third and fourth umpires Zameer Haider and Nadeem Ghouri, had reported concerns over the 31-year-old's action and decided it should be scrutinised further.
Match referee Chris Broad walked around in a blood stained shirt while umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis looked dazed, just hours after an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team touring Pakistan on Tuesday. While they're used to dealing with incredible pressure in the cauldron of international cricket, nothing prepared the officials for this.
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