Umar Akmal Clear of Charges

Umar Akmal the young star of Pakistan Cricket Team has been sentenced as non guilty. The incident occurred when Pakistan New Zealand Semi-Final match was in progress and in the 41st over, Akmal was declared lbw by the umpire.

But the elite panel’s hearing said that Akmal was innocent of the crime and he was just giving expressions of disappointment. The hearing was conducted by Javagal Srinath of Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Sirnath said that it was a normal expression.

He said that he has been through this experience and he thinks that it is perfectly normal for a player to show cerain level of disapppointment at such moments in the match. Umar was supposed to break ICC’s rule no 1.3 which states that “showing dissent at umpire’s decision”.