Karachi: Shakoor Rana, the Pakistani umpire who became famous for his furious row with England captain Mike Gatting during a Test in Faisalabad, later regretted the incident, his son said.
"My father was a very jovial and temperamental person and he gained a lot of fame and attention after the incident. But he wished the fame and attention had come for some other reason," Mansour Rana told Reuters ahead of the Pakistan versus England cricket series beginning in Nottingham Thursday.
Finger-wagging
Shakoor Rana, who died in 2001, was involved in the infamous confrontation and finger-wagging incident with Gatting on the second day of the test in December, 1987 that eventually marred relations between the two countries and attracted the involvement of the foreign office.
The row happened after Shakoor stopped play, saying Gatting had moved his fielders during the bowler's run-up without informing the batsmen.
Shakoor said Gatting had used abusive language while the former England skipper accused the umpire of calling him a cheat.
