Horror unfolded......
Conspiracy against India????Wasnt it????
Are the umpires arbiters????
Is the umpiring foolproof????
Do the Aussies play a fair game???
Is it really a record for the Aussies??
Australia once again found support from the umpires as India were beaten by 122 runs in the Sydney Test. Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly fell to poor decisions as the home side took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
THE UMPIRES MARRED SYDNEY TEST.
It was only one team that played with true spirit and thats India.An agitated Indian skipper Anil Kumble hardly minced words in blaming the dubious umpiring by Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor for his side's heart-breaking loss to Australia in the second cricket Test.
THE THREE B's(Benson,Bucknor and Bruce Oxenford) SHOULD BE SACKED..........
BENSON,BUCKNOR,RICKY PONTING,CLARKE much bigger cheats in the world.
It was a 14 player team(11players + bloody umpires) VS 11 player team.
Words are around that in the pre test conference Ricky Ponting declared that when the decision of a wicket is not clear,the fielder should be consulted.......WHAT CRAP???
Who the hell is he to decide what needs to be done.
ACCORDING TO THE ICC RULES WHEN A DECISION CANNOT BE MADE MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF TECHNOLOGY THE DECISION SHOULD BE IN FAVOUR OF THE BATSMAN.
Australians justly pride themselves on being cricket's Number 1 team but today there are question marks on their sportsmanship.
The Kangaroos have never left anyone in doubt that they play their cricket hard.
They are notorious for sledging, an art they have perfected but they have no stomach when the rival teams give it back to them.
Apart from dragging Harbhajan Singh into a racial row, the conduct of the Australians in the second cricket Test against India, which ended on Sunday, is a blot on their sportsmanship.They may have won the game with the generous help from the umpires but their behaviour should be an embarrassment for a team that is undoubtedly a champion side.Adam Gilchrist, who claims to have set standard for sportsmanship by walking whenever he believes he is out, on Sunday appealed for a catch of Rahul Dravid when the bat was nowhere near the ball.Steve Bucknor, the West Indian umpire who has time and again proved to be India's bugbear, upheld the appeal.Skipper Ricky Ponting seemed to have caught Mahendra Singh Dhoni but the ball had hit the ground in the attempt.However, Ponting had no hesitation in claiming for a catch.
An inquiry into the issue can do no good,a loss is afterall a loss,totally demoralizing the spirit of the Indians.
A 'blind' Steve Bucknor and an equally erratic Mark Benson again did their bit to ensure that the second cricket Test between India and Australia would be remembered more for its long list of umpiring howlers than cricketing action.If the opening day set the tone with three dubious decisions, the final day which saw India crashing to a shock 122-run defeat witnessed a number of horrendous decisions which proved costly for the visitors.The series of blunders in this Test will further strengthen the demand for the use of technology to minimise human error.Both the umpires knocked the life out of India's second innings resistance with two decisions and the visitors could not recover from the setbacks.After a top order collapse, Sourav Ganguly (51) and Rahul Dravid (38) had just steadied the rocking boat when both returned to dubious dismissals.Dravid had padded an Andrew Symonds delivery that brushed his knee-roll before landing on Adam Gilchrist's gloves and Bucknor ruled the batsman caught behind.Next was the turn of Benson who ruled Ganguly out even though Michael Clarke took a catch that apparently came off the ground.Benson surprisingly preferred not to consider Bucknor or the third umpire and instead asked Ricky Ponting, who gestured that Ganguly was out.Much to Ganguly's dismay, Benson raised his finger, a decision that had former India captain Sunil Gavaskar livid.
Gavaskar lambasted Benson for not consulting Bucknor or the third umpire and going by Ponting's words.
How can you go by the words of Clarke or Ponting? Clarke stood his ground despite being caught by Dravid and Ponting did not walk despite being caught. They did not walk, which means they have been less than honest while batting. The same guys can't be honest while fielding.
Ponting had edged Ganguly in the first innings to be caught by MS Dhoni but Benson gave him a 'life', while Clarke was caught at slip by Dravid in the second innings off Anil Kumble but the batsman still lingered on the crease before eventually departing.Benson could have consulted his colleague in the square leg or the third umpire. Instead, he went to Ponting and went by whatever he said. This is absolutely not on. This is utter nonsense.
Yesterday too, Australia benefited from Benson's generosity after he ruled in Mike Hussey's favour even after the batsman had edged RP Singh to Dhoni.Hussey, who was then on 45, made the most of the 'life' and went on to make an unbeaten 145 to swell Australia's lead.Similarly, Symonds thrived on the umpires' largess in the first innings. The all-rounder was caught by Dhoni off Ishant Sharma on 30 but Bucknor turned down the appeal, allowing him to score an unbeaten 162 that bailed out the hosts, who had slumped to 134 for six at that stage.On his way, Symonds got another 'life' by third umpire Bruce Oxenford who ruled him not out when he was stumped by Dhoni off Anil Kumble.
Bucknor has always conspired against India.....
1992-Jonty Rhodes was not declared run out.
1998-Sachin ,declared out inspite of being alive.
2003-Same isuue against Sachin.
2004-Dravid being mocked.
BUCKNOR SHOULD BE PROSCRIBED FROM THE GAME OF CRICKET.
Im totally in anguish at this point of time.I would suggest that technology should assume its place in arbitrating.
Are the umpires arbiters????
Is the umpiring foolproof????
Do the Aussies play a fair game???
Is it really a record for the Aussies??
Australia once again found support from the umpires as India were beaten by 122 runs in the Sydney Test. Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly fell to poor decisions as the home side took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
THE UMPIRES MARRED SYDNEY TEST.
It was only one team that played with true spirit and thats India.An agitated Indian skipper Anil Kumble hardly minced words in blaming the dubious umpiring by Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor for his side's heart-breaking loss to Australia in the second cricket Test.
THE THREE B's(Benson,Bucknor and Bruce Oxenford) SHOULD BE SACKED..........
BENSON,BUCKNOR,RICKY PONTING,CLARKE much bigger cheats in the world.
It was a 14 player team(11players + bloody umpires) VS 11 player team.
Words are around that in the pre test conference Ricky Ponting declared that when the decision of a wicket is not clear,the fielder should be consulted.......WHAT CRAP???
Who the hell is he to decide what needs to be done.
ACCORDING TO THE ICC RULES WHEN A DECISION CANNOT BE MADE MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF TECHNOLOGY THE DECISION SHOULD BE IN FAVOUR OF THE BATSMAN.
Australians justly pride themselves on being cricket's Number 1 team but today there are question marks on their sportsmanship.
The Kangaroos have never left anyone in doubt that they play their cricket hard.
They are notorious for sledging, an art they have perfected but they have no stomach when the rival teams give it back to them.
Apart from dragging Harbhajan Singh into a racial row, the conduct of the Australians in the second cricket Test against India, which ended on Sunday, is a blot on their sportsmanship.They may have won the game with the generous help from the umpires but their behaviour should be an embarrassment for a team that is undoubtedly a champion side.Adam Gilchrist, who claims to have set standard for sportsmanship by walking whenever he believes he is out, on Sunday appealed for a catch of Rahul Dravid when the bat was nowhere near the ball.Steve Bucknor, the West Indian umpire who has time and again proved to be India's bugbear, upheld the appeal.Skipper Ricky Ponting seemed to have caught Mahendra Singh Dhoni but the ball had hit the ground in the attempt.However, Ponting had no hesitation in claiming for a catch.
An inquiry into the issue can do no good,a loss is afterall a loss,totally demoralizing the spirit of the Indians.
A 'blind' Steve Bucknor and an equally erratic Mark Benson again did their bit to ensure that the second cricket Test between India and Australia would be remembered more for its long list of umpiring howlers than cricketing action.If the opening day set the tone with three dubious decisions, the final day which saw India crashing to a shock 122-run defeat witnessed a number of horrendous decisions which proved costly for the visitors.The series of blunders in this Test will further strengthen the demand for the use of technology to minimise human error.Both the umpires knocked the life out of India's second innings resistance with two decisions and the visitors could not recover from the setbacks.After a top order collapse, Sourav Ganguly (51) and Rahul Dravid (38) had just steadied the rocking boat when both returned to dubious dismissals.Dravid had padded an Andrew Symonds delivery that brushed his knee-roll before landing on Adam Gilchrist's gloves and Bucknor ruled the batsman caught behind.Next was the turn of Benson who ruled Ganguly out even though Michael Clarke took a catch that apparently came off the ground.Benson surprisingly preferred not to consider Bucknor or the third umpire and instead asked Ricky Ponting, who gestured that Ganguly was out.Much to Ganguly's dismay, Benson raised his finger, a decision that had former India captain Sunil Gavaskar livid.
Gavaskar lambasted Benson for not consulting Bucknor or the third umpire and going by Ponting's words.
How can you go by the words of Clarke or Ponting? Clarke stood his ground despite being caught by Dravid and Ponting did not walk despite being caught. They did not walk, which means they have been less than honest while batting. The same guys can't be honest while fielding.
Ponting had edged Ganguly in the first innings to be caught by MS Dhoni but Benson gave him a 'life', while Clarke was caught at slip by Dravid in the second innings off Anil Kumble but the batsman still lingered on the crease before eventually departing.Benson could have consulted his colleague in the square leg or the third umpire. Instead, he went to Ponting and went by whatever he said. This is absolutely not on. This is utter nonsense.
Yesterday too, Australia benefited from Benson's generosity after he ruled in Mike Hussey's favour even after the batsman had edged RP Singh to Dhoni.Hussey, who was then on 45, made the most of the 'life' and went on to make an unbeaten 145 to swell Australia's lead.Similarly, Symonds thrived on the umpires' largess in the first innings. The all-rounder was caught by Dhoni off Ishant Sharma on 30 but Bucknor turned down the appeal, allowing him to score an unbeaten 162 that bailed out the hosts, who had slumped to 134 for six at that stage.On his way, Symonds got another 'life' by third umpire Bruce Oxenford who ruled him not out when he was stumped by Dhoni off Anil Kumble.
Bucknor has always conspired against India.....
1992-Jonty Rhodes was not declared run out.
1998-Sachin ,declared out inspite of being alive.
2003-Same isuue against Sachin.
2004-Dravid being mocked.
BUCKNOR SHOULD BE PROSCRIBED FROM THE GAME OF CRICKET.
Im totally in anguish at this point of time.I would suggest that technology should assume its place in arbitrating.
Labels: Frustration
posted by Roseate dreams at
6:37 AM
2 Comments:
Well, I do agree.
But, last month over 100 died because of low temperatures. Poverty!
Our News channels allocate more time for Cricket because we bloody people care more about cricket than our fellow bros and sisters.
Cricket is a business conducted by a 100% profit oriented Private organization called BCCI. Patriotism in cricket is the biggest joke of the century! Just my openion :)
Through out your post i see u getting frustrated with the umpires(not with the Mighty Oz hufff atleast u realised tht it was the fault of the umpires) and ur very much right regarding that.And as per the ICC rules every player has a right to appeal and that is what the aussies did and they left it to the umpire to make a decision.And there were few decisions which were against the aussies in the match why didnt u highlight that????out of the umpteen situations one which i can recollect is that of laxman he was given a life when he was in single digits and he went on to make a century.Now if u said india played in the right spirit y didnt laxman walk????
And i totally disagree with you on your comment about gilly(Gilchrist).He is a person who plays in the right spirit and he did the same in dravid's case.He appealed for the catch thinking that there was an edge!!!what is wrong in appealing!!And he gave an interview in which he mentioned tht he did feel sad for dravid later when he realised tht it was not out...So you got it absolutely wrong with ur thoughts on gilly...
And as u said bucknor should definitely be banished from the game of cricket firstly he is old...so one cant expect him to give correct decisions and secondly when he gives wrong decisions it is the team(australia in this case) not the umpire which is being bombarded by the public......
And one more thing which i agree with u is that a fielder should not be consulted for a decision..
So i hope i justify myself for speaking on behalf of the aussies...
Go Aussie Go!!!
INVINCIBLE AUSSIES
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