Bucknor and Dar recieve death threats

[Amjid Javed]

Steve Bucknor has revealed that both he and Aleem Dar received death threats on the last day of England's final Test against South Africa at Centurion. Bucknor and Dar were the two umpires for that game.

According to London's Sunday Telegraph, Bucknor stated that the threat came through a phone call made to the chief executive's office at SuperSport Park during the final day's play. "I was told that the threat came towards the end of the last day. I'm not sure if Aleem realised it was against him as well, but I was told that the words the caller used were 'We are going to get rid of Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor, we are going to shoot them'," Bucknor said. "You get lots of abuse as an umpire, but that is the first time that I have been threatened to that extent. I briefly thought about cutting short my stay and going home to the Caribbean, but I convinced myself that I am stronger than that. If umpires react to threats like that, then there will be a flood of them.

"I have to say that I am not really worried about it - the words were serious, but I'm not sure whether the person who said them was serious - I'm certain it was just a hoax call," Bucknor continued. "Also, I grew up in a part of Jamaica where threats are a daily occurrence, and I refereed football matches in Jamaica where you get threatened all the time - although it was never this extreme. Nevertheless, it's not been a pleasant couple of days."

Bucknor has already officiated in 99 Tests, but his performance during the series came in for criticism from some of the players and the media. Michael Vaughan, the England captain, was especially vocal about the umpires' interpretation of the playing conditions during the fourth Test at Johannesburg, while South Africa believe that plenty of decisions went against them during the recent series. Dar has returned to Pakistan after the Tests, but Bucknor is still in South Africa and will officiate in the one-day series as well.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

did the guy that phoned have an indian accent

i.e they hate bucknor
and dar is pakistani

Bucknor has been a disgrace against India but this is never justifiable. Dar is the best umpire in the world. Amjad, get on with it! lol

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

lol - AH

[Khalil]

DSTV covered those threats.

Those threats were not made by Indians. They were made by white South African racists who not only made death threats but also hurled filthy racist remarks.

Almost all white South Africans believe that South Africa lost the test series to England because of poor umpiring decisions.

DSTV also said that since the 'hawke eye' was introduced, Aleem Dar's decision were the closest to this technology and South Africa's Rudi Koertzen is right at the bottom of the list.

haraami hai (can i say that?)

[Amjid Javed]

i bet it was indians....!

[Daoud]

i bet it was indians....!

:oD

Well South Africa isnt the most violent place in the world for no reason[/quote]

[pakistani pride]

Very sad.......