Apologies, new to this site so my name doesn't appear to show. My name is MIchael, yes, I'm an Australian born indian of mallu heritage who is a lawyer.
I agree with you Adnan - the umpiring was completely unprofessional, utterly incompetent and wrecked the game. BUT that's my point - unlike hundreds of posters on this page suggesting the match should be cancelled/awarded to India/etc/etc, it wasn't a conspiracy against India, just sheer incompetence.
For your reference, I am also the author of "the real spirit of the game", "umpiring - biased or bad" "what is the BCCI thinking?" and "what is the (educated) world coming to?"
RE:My identity
by Cool on Jan 08, 2008 07:34 PM Permalink
I agree with Michael...umpiring was incompetent, not biased. It was a hard fought test match and many decisions were there in favor of India too, but there were much more against. It is the right of the fielders to ask umpires %u201Chow is that?%u201D if they are confident they will do it or if they have doubt, they will do it%u2026this is what we have been seeing for years. But it is the umpired who decides at the end %u201Chow it was%u201D
It is a hard fought test match and there is no reason to cancel it. Indian too have benefited from many wrong umpiring desisons. Let us see the recently finished test match against England. TV replayed showed, shreesahnt, the last wiket the plumb%u2026.but umpired refused it and rain come immediately and the match called off. In the umpire could have made the correct decision, the series result would have been different%u2026.did you head anyone from Englad complaining about it?.....it is part of game%u2026.but it was bit uncommon in SCG
RE:My identity
by Cool on Jan 08, 2008 07:40 PM Permalink
I agree with Michael...umpiring was incompetent, not biased. It was a hard fought test match and many decisions were there in favor of India too, but there were much more against. It is the right of the fielders to ask umpires how is that? if they are confident they will do it or if they have doubt, they will do it. this is what we have been seeing for years. But it is the umpired who decides at the end how it was
It is a hard fought test match and there is no reason to cancel it. Indian too have benefited from many wrong umpiring decisions. Let us see the recently finished test match against England. TV replayed showed, Shreeshant, the last wicket was LBW, but umpire refused it. Rains come immediately and the match called off. If the umpire could have made the correct decision, the series result would have been different. did you head anyone from England complaining about it? Wrong decisions are part of the game. but it was bit uncommon in SCG
