I know a lot of people have already put this up on their journals....but here's my take on the issue.
Sachin complained to Bucknor about the light. Just before that over or maybe a little before that, he had quite a long chat with Bucknor and the great Bucknor didn't seem to do anything about it. Then just before the ball on which he was declared out, Sachin made it very obvious to Bucknor that he can't see the ball at all.
I think Bucknor got pissed off with him for doing that. Note that Bucknor's been pissed off at Indians before for things like appealing. So when Razzaq appealed like an ass for nothing, Bucknor said "Ah, here's my chance....off you go dude..." and the rest is history.
Bucknor might have been one of cricket's greatest umpires...but he shall not be remembered like that if he continues his shitty umpiring.
Sachin complained to Bucknor about the light. Just before that over or maybe a little before that, he had quite a long chat with Bucknor and the great Bucknor didn't seem to do anything about it. Then just before the ball on which he was declared out, Sachin made it very obvious to Bucknor that he can't see the ball at all.
I think Bucknor got pissed off with him for doing that. Note that Bucknor's been pissed off at Indians before for things like appealing. So when Razzaq appealed like an ass for nothing, Bucknor said "Ah, here's my chance....off you go dude..." and the rest is history.
Bucknor might have been one of cricket's greatest umpires...but he shall not be remembered like that if he continues his shitty umpiring.
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In the second test at Jo'burg, SA were struggling with 4 wickets down with hardly anything on board... it should have been 5 wickets soon for less than hundred, but for Bucknor's over-confidence:
the television umpire had just been introduced in the previous test (Sachin being the first victim), and as shown in the replays, the second one shoud have been Jonty Rhodes ... but only if Bucknor referred the decision to the 3rd umpire!
Srinath (of all people) had got a direct hit, and Jonty had cleary missed the crease.....but our wise guy him not out, saying that he trusts his own eye rather than the camera....
Jonty went on to make 90-odd, and SA reached a respectable score, crushing Indian hopes of winning the test.....
India ofcourse lost the next test (and series).... and Bucknor ofcourse apologised later