Inzamam served summons in Oval law suit

LONDON: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been served witness summons by a tribunal following umpire Darrel Hair's suing of ICC and PCB for racial discrimination in the aftermath of the Oval controversy.
    
"The summons will compel his (Inzamam's) attendance for cross-examination at the Central Office of London Tribunals next month," according to a report published in 'The Times'
    
Hair, who remains on the ICC's Elite panel, was banned from officiating international matches. It was then that Hair had decided to sue ICC on charges of racial discrimination.
    
Pakistan team was charged with ball tampering by Hair in the fourth Test against England at Oval last year. Inzamam, who was the captain of the side, refused to take the field in protest following which the match was awarded to England.
    
"Hair's lawyer Finers Stephens Innocent wrote to Inzamam requesting his attendance, but did not receive a reply. The summon was served in the presence of Stewart Regan, the chief executive of Yorkshire, for whom Inzamam is playing," the report said.
    
"He now has to decide whether to fly back to Pakistan and return to England before the hearing commences on October 1, or stay in London," it said.
    
If Inzamam had remained in Pakistan rather than play county cricket, the tribunal would not have had the power to call him.
    
The hearing is expected to last for two weeks.