By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In DELHI
These have been a few bad days for the International Cricket Council (ICC) at its own World Cup.
Their boss, Haroon Lorgat, has tried to make light of a disturbing security breach by flippantly describing the stones pelted at the West Indies team bus after their victory over Bangladesh in Mirpur on Sunday as “pebbles.”
That was accompanied by what was termed “clarification of interpretation” on the matter of replacement of injured players and by a couple of alterations to regulations regarding the Umpires’ Decision Review System (UDRS).
It is abnormal, to say the least, for a leading administrator to downplay a security breach in this day and age as is tinkering with the set rules well into such a major tournament.
Lorgat’s take on the Mirpur incident was immediately, rightly and roundly denounced by West Indies coach Ottis Gibson who was directly in the line of fire from the angry Bangaldeshi fans.
“I just want to make it clear first of all and remind Haroon Lorgat of his responsibility,” Gibson fumed, with good reason. “He can’t sit in a hotel room in Chennai and say they were pebbles.
“What we heard hitting the bus and smashing glass
