time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St.

Lucia owing to a disagreement over

change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.
Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.
Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.
The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.
Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.
Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.

time on Day 3 of the second Test against Windies in St. Lucia owing to a disagreement over
change of ball, which the on-field umpires called for before the start of play. They play
eventually began nearly two hours after the scheduled start but not before five penalty runs
were added to Windies' total off 118/2.

Here's a look at five previous such instances when a team responded to dubious umpiring
decisions with a form of protest.

The Oval forfeiture

Pakistan vs England, Oval, 2006 (Test)

On the fourth afternoon of the final Test between England and Pakistan at the Oval, the
visitors were docked five penalty runs by umpire Darrell Hair for altering condition of the
ball by methods not permissible. Post the tea break, unhappy Pakistan players refused to take
the field. Around 20 minutes later, umpires Hair and Billy Doctrove walked back to the field
along with the England batsmen and removed the bails, thereby signalling the end of the Test
match, and awarding it to England - the first and only instance of a team forfeiting a Test.

Pakistan emerged on the field later in the evening, but the umpires insisted the result must
stand, which was confirmed by both the boards later that day. The result was amended to an
abandonment by ICC in July 2008 which was reversed to the original verdict six months
later.

The Ranatunga - Muralitharan - Emerson saga

Sri Lanka vs England, Adelaide, 1999 (ODI)

Arjuna Ranatunga was never a popular man in Australia's cricket circles, and the incidents in
the Adelaide ODI against England in January 1999 did nothing to improve it either. After
umpire Ross Emerson kept no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan from square leg for chucking
(Emerson was one of the three umpires who called Muralitharan for throwing four years ago),
Ranatunga had a long altercation with the umpire before gesturing his players to walk off the
field.

The players stopped near the boundary line which was followed by a heated discussions
between the match officials, Sri Lankan team manager Ranjit Fernando and Ranatunga. Play
eventually resumed 12 minutes later as Muralitharan completed the over without any further
stoppages. Ranatunga then brought him on from the end where Emerson was officiating and
asked the umpire to stand closer to the wickets so that it would make it difficult for him to
call. Sri Lanka went on to win the humdinger, chasing 303 with two balls and a wicket to
spare.

Gothsokar's ultimatum to Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan vs India, Bangalore, 1983 (Test)

The Test match started off on a sour note as Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas was reluctant to
play on an outfield that he considered too slippery because of overnight rains. The match
meandered to the final day bedeviled by persistent showers and bad light with the respective
first innings getting completed only on the last day. Under the playing conditions, a minimum
of 77 overs had to be bowled, including 20 mandatory overs in the last hour of the final day.
There was no real possibility of a result and the match was only of academic interest from
thereon.

Sunil Gavaskar was nearing his 28th Test ton but at the end of the 14th over in the last hour,
Zaheer led his players off the field without consulting the on-field officials as they thought 77
overs for the day had already been bowled. However, the umpires stressed that unless both
teams mutually agreed to end the game early, all 20 overs were needed to be bowled. An
ultimatum was issued to Zaheer by umpires Swaroop Kishen and Madhav Gothsokar that
unless they return to the middle the Test would be awarded to India. Pakistan returned
reluctantly and Gavaskar completed his century, as the Test ended in a tame draw.

Colin Croft makes his displeasure known to Fred Godall

West Indies vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 1980 (Test)

The Test series started off on a shaky note in Dunedin, thanks to some dubious umpiring by
John Hastie. The image of Michael Holding kicking the stumps at striker's end summed up
the first Test. The second Test began in Christchurch nine days later and the ghosts of
Dunedin resurfaced on the third day. This time the protagonists were West Indies' Colin Croft
and umpire Fred Goodall as the latter refused to give a caught behind of New Zealand skipper
Geoff Howarth on 68 (he went on to make 147) off Joel Garner.

The West Indies team was raging during the tea break and they unanimously decided not to
resume the Test, and even thought about leaving the country midway through the series. After
Howarth's assurance to Clive Lloyd that his batsmen would walk off if they knew they hit the
ball, the visitors took the field 12 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Test witnessed the worst the next day as Colin Croft barged into Godall and even had a
verbal altercation with him. Skipper Lloyd did little to diffuse the situation as he refused to
budge from where he stood in slips as umpires tried to talk to him to restore sanity. It
remained the only series between 1979 and 1994 where West Indies ended on the losing side.

India's infamous walk-out

India vs Pakistan, Sahiwal, 1978 (ODI)

India took on hosts Pakistan in the third ODI in the Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal, with the
series locked 1-1 after the first two matches. After restricting the hosts to 205 in a 40-overs-a-
side contest, India were 183 for two, needing 23 runs off the last three overs with Anshuman
Gaekwad batting on 78 and Gundappa Vishwanath on eight.

Sarfraz Nawaz began the 38th over with a bouncer that flew way over the six-footed
Gaekwad's head, and to wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. But umpires Khizer Hayat and Javed
Akhtar stood unmoved.