Saturday, January 5, 2008

Good Cricket Spoilt by poor umpiring

Ind vs Aus - 2 test
SCG - 2 - jan to 6-Jan

What a test Match!!!!!!! Aus vs Ind 5 days of cricket and until last minute winner was not decided...... and in the end Aus emerge winner only due to poor umpiring. Day-5 when India need to play the tiring 72 overs on the fifth day pitch stsrted poorly by losing Jaffer on first over. By tea india had lost 2 more wickets. Aussie needed 7 wickets in the last session. After tea the problem started for India. Dravid was given out when it was clear that the ball has deflected from pad. It was very clear because the bat was behind the pad and bat was not at all visible for umpire, then how can he give out........... then the controversial decision of Sourav. From the replay it was clear that ball has touched the ground. Even sourav didn't walk. Why did the not umpire take the help of technology?????

This test has been a nightmare for umpire and more likely for Indians for losing a winning battle.......

1 comment:

Cuckoo said...

I had read your post thru my reader when it was posted but couldn't come here to comment b'coz of lack of time.

Well, it was a bad experience as far as cricket goes. Moreover, the hearing for Bhajji's case is gonna happen after 4th test which I think defeats the very purpose of a spirited game.

Today the Perth test has started and India is batting. Let's see how it goes. :-)

Keep writing.