He is an old man and his judgment in the final was very poor Journalist Omer Kureishi

Chief selector Wasim Bari called for the 63-year-old Shepherd to retire.

They say he was wrong to give Inzamam-ul-Haq caught behind and Yousuf Youhana caught bat-pad during the defeat.

Bari said: "Shepherd's umpiring decisions were like target killing and cost Pakistan the final. It's time for the inaccurate Shepherd to retire."

The former captain and wicket-keeper was quoted by the AFP agency as saying: "His decisions were not only doubtful but disgraceful.

"The Pakistan team management must mention with protest in their match reports."

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Pakistan, chasing 193 for victory, were on course but after Yousuf Youhana went for 43 their innings fell away and they were bowled out for 175.

Veteran cricket columnist Omer Kureishi also lashed out at Shepherd's judgment.

He said: "Shepherd has crossed his retiring age and I have always advocated that all umpires standing at international level must go through medical tests.

"He (Shepherd) is an old man and his judgment in the final was very poor."

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Shepherd's umpiring was called into question during Pakistan's tour of England in 2001.

An array of missed no-balls that resulted in wickets led the chairman of the Association of Umpires and Scorers to label the officiating a "disgrace".