8) Murali - based on statistics, Darrell Hair had the highest rate of correct decisions of any umpire in the world. He just interpreted the laws as they were written.
Is it a coincidence that they changed the laws AFTER Hair called Murali for a no-ball.
At the time, the laws of cricket said that if the umpire had any doubt about the bowler's action, it was to be called a no-ball.
Arguably it should have been amended to say if the umpire is convinced the action is illegal, it was to be a no-ball. But instead, they tested Murali and other bowlers (including Lee and Akhtar), determined that everyone straightens a little, and changed the laws to allow 15 degrees.
Doesn't that indicate that Hair was technically correct and not driven by race? Or is it being swept up in the anti-subcontinent conspiracy theory.
And before you bring it out, again right or wrong, Pakistan had no right under the laws of cricket to not come out to restart the match, so Hair was right to call a forfeit (though I think he was wrong in his determination of potential ball tampering which should have been dealt with after stumps).
