The American Premier League (APL) has been marred by controversy after the proprietor and umpires acquired concerned in a feud relating to the alleged due of cost. As claimed by the umpires, they weren’t paid their due quantity of 30 thousand {Dollars}. However, APL has claimed that the umpires demanded the proprietor for 30 thousand greenback regardless of getting a down cost and blackmailed to cease the semi-finals. The organiser added that cops have been referred to as on the spot and the umpires have been “thrown out of the bottom”.
“The Umpires have been paid a down cost they usually held the semifinal hostage and blackmailed the proprietor in shelling out 30k or else no match. Danny Khan, Vijaya, Brian Owens have been informed that they can’t black mail and maintain the semi hostage as an umpire however these grasping umpires did not budge at which level they have been requested to depart so the match goes on they usually refused and held the match hostage at which level cops referred to as,” wrote APL via its X account.
“And these grasping umpires have been thrown out of the bottom. An umpire ought to by no means maintain a match hostage particularly once they know it is the playoffs and blackmail the league proprietor into submission,” it added.
Danny Khan ,Vijaya ,Brian Owens have been informed that they can’t black mail and maintain the semi hostage as an umpire however these grasping umpires did not budge at which level they have been requested to depart so the match goes on they usually refused and held the match hostage at which level cops referred to as
— American Premiere League (APL) (@APLCRICKETUSA) December 31, 2023
And these grasping umpires have been thrown out of the bottom .
An umpire ought to by no means maintain a match hostage particularly once they know it is the playoffs and black mail the league proprietor into submission.
So please get the opposite aspect of the story first earlier than posting a one sided story— American Premiere League (APL) (@APLCRICKETUSA) December 31, 2023
In the meantime, famend journalist Peter Della Penna additionally shared the assertion of the opposite social gathering.
“I’m Vijaya Prakash Mallela, one of many ICC Panel Umpire from the USA. It was a pleasure working with the groups for the final 10 days. Sorry, this has to finish this fashion with umpires not getting paid about $30,000.00 steadiness, after paying our personal bills. Police have been referred to as on us after we demanded the cost in direction of our providers and bills. We had no selection, however depart. Good luck to all of you in your future endeavours,” was written within the screenshot shared by Penna.
Here is one other replace from the drama unfolding in Texas at this time on the American Premier League T20 cricket occasion. Umpires who had the cops referred to as on them by APL official for not taking the sector say they refused to take the sector as a result of they have been owed… Roughly $30,000. https://t.co/rzodjRUVSg pic.twitter.com/VaK5WLeyXM
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) December 30, 2023
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