ICC consoles angry Wasim Bari

The International Cricket Council has sought to pacify Pakistan chief selector Wasim Bari after he was criticised for objecting to decisions by ICC umpire David Shepherd.

The International Cricket Council has sought to pacify Pakistan chief selector Wasim Bari after he was criticised for objecting to decisions by ICC umpire David Shepherd.

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The criticism of Bari was in an ICC letter to the Pakistan official that had "unfortunately" found its way to the press due to a lack of clear instructions by him to prevent its publication, the council said.

Bari, a former Pakistan captain, had hit out at two controversial decisions made by Shepherd in Pakistan's 17-run defeat against Australia in the tri-series final at Amstelveen, Holland, late last month.

ICC corporate affairs general manager Brendon McClements said the council regretted that a letter from the ICC in response to Bari's complaints had been made public.