Melbourne, Australia: January 9, 2007 – It is the right time for West Indies official to retire of his own good, otherwise there are such circumstances when he may be asked to quit, Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair said. Hair wants Bucknor to go with grace.

ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed, while removing Bucknor from the ongoing India-Australia Test series following a string of wrong decisions, compared the instance to the 2006 Oval Test fiasco which was a result of Hair's ball-tampering charge against the Pakistani team, as per Agency report. 

Hair said Bucknor should retire to relieve the pressure that has come on him due to the controversy surrounding his decisions in the Sydney Test.

"I feel for Steve ... it's probably the best for him to stand down and relieve the pressure a little bit," Hair was quoted as saying by 'The Age' today.

The Australian, who was demoted to umpiring at the associate level after a bitter court battle with the ICC, said he was keen to return to top-flight umpiring.

"The desire to come back is strong. I am still working with the ICC at the associate level, and I will be working as an umpiring assessor at the youth World Cup, but I would love to make it back to the top level again," he said.

As per PTI, Hair urged the ICC to introduce a referral system, allowing captains to challenge on-field umpiring decisions, to reduce the pressure on umpires.