Top 5 Most controversial cricket umpires ever

4. Shakoor Rana (Pakistan):

Shakoor Rana belongs to a rare category of umpires who is known only for the controversial aspects of his career. During a Test match at Faisalabad in 1987, Rana was involved in a heated argument with English skipper Mike Gatting. Things got ugly as the whole TV audience could hear the foul language used by them through stump mic. They were seen waving fingers at each other in rage. Later, Mike Gatting issued an apology as the former Pakistani umpire threatened to leave the test match in between.

The incident happened when Shakoor Rana accused Mike Gatting of cheating as he founded the English captain changing the fielding position as bowler ran into bowl. It is notable that earlier, Rana was wearing Pakistani sweater and cap as well which was not taken too well by England players. Similarly, in 1984 Shakoor Rana was involved in ‘Corey saga’ where he had passed away a controversial decision in favor of Javed Miandad. The fuming Kiwi captain Jeremy Coney threatened to leave the field after the debatable decision.