The American Premier League (APL) has been marred by controversy after the proprietor and umpires received concerned in a feud concerning the alleged due of cost. As claimed by the umpires, they weren’t paid their due quantity of 30 thousand Dollars. On the opposite hand, 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 had been referred to as on the spot and the umpires had been “thrown out of the ground”.

“The Umpires were paid a down payment and they held the semifinal hostage and blackmailed the owner in shelling out 30k or else no match. Danny Khan, Vijaya, Brian Owens were told that they cannot black mail and hold the semi hostage as an umpire but these greedy umpires didn’t budge at which point they were asked to leave so the match goes on and they refused and held the match hostage at which point cops called,” wrote APL by means of its X account.

“And these greedy umpires were thrown out of the ground. An umpire should never hold a match hostage especially when they know it’s the playoffs and blackmail the league owner into submission,” it added.

Danny Khan ,Vijaya ,Brian Owens had been advised 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 had been requested to go away so the match goes on and so they 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 had 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

Meanwhile, famend journalist Peter Della Penna additionally shared the assertion of the opposite celebration.

“I am Vijaya Prakash Mallela, one of the ICC Panel Umpire from the USA. It was a pleasure working with the teams for the last 10 days. Sorry, this has to end this way with umpires not getting paid about $30,000.00 balance, after paying our own expenses. Police were called on us when we demanded the payment towards our services and expenses. We had no choice, but leave. Good luck to all of you in your future endeavours,” was written within the screenshot shared by Penna.

Here’s one other replace from the drama unfolding in Texas immediately 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 had been owed… Approximately $30,000. https://t.co/rzodjRUVSg pic.twitter.com/VaK5WLeyXM

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) December 30, 2023