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Tuesday, 22 August 2006 |
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has no regrets over Oval protest
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq says he has no regrets although he has been charged with giving a bad name to the sport following a protest at the fourth Test against England at the Oval.
"I slept well on Sunday night because I felt I had done the right thing," Inzamam-ul-Haq told the Daily Express.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, 36, led a dressing room protest by his side after the umpires had ruled that Pakistan were guilty of ball tampering.
"It would be difficult for the players to play on if we are labelled cheats," Inzamam-ul-Haq said.
At a disciplinary hearing on Friday, Inzamam-ul-Haq also faces a charge of altering the condition of the ball and it has been laid against him because he is held responsible for the behaviour of the entire team under cricket's code of conduct.
Inzamam-ul-Haq said the whole sorry story had "exploded out of the blue" and added: "Normally if a problem is developing, a good umpire will alert the captain to it so he can take action if needed, and sort it out.
"The first I knew of this issue was when Darrell Hair decided to change the ball. He didn't mention a bowler who was at fault ... and he didn't mention any evidence, only that he was changing the ball."
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