Melbounre, December 08: After asserting that Mark Benson left the Australia-West Indies Test series mid-way on purely health reasons, the ICC today admitted that “pressure” played a part in influencing the English umpire’s decision.
Speculation is on that Benson headed home as he got upset when one of his decisions got overruled through the newly introduced Decision Referral System (DRS).
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle felt that the DRS system adversely affected them although Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara, after losing Test series to India, had said the review System could have helped them in the rubber.
ICC’s first explanation on Benson’s exit was that he left due to health reasons but now its cricketer manager David Richardson maintains health was not the lone reason.
–PTI