Cricket row umpire dropped

January 08, 2008

Cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) denied caving into Indian pressure to replace Jamaican umpire Steve Bucknor, who was criticised for a poor performance in the second Test, which India claims cost the team the match. The umpiring in Sydney and the suspension of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh - banned for allegedly making a racist remark to Australia's only non-white player, Andrew Symonds during the ill-tempered match, has plunged the tour into disarray.