The decisions of the onfield umpires are vital in deciding the outcome of a match
#1 Steve Bucknor
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Sachin Tendulkar was at the receiving end of several dubious decisions given by Bucknor
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West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor is undoubtedly the most controversial umpire of all time and was involved in several altercations during his tenure as an international umpire. Arguably the greatest batsman of all time, Sachin Tendulkar, was at the receiving end of many dubious decisions given by Bucknor.
The trend which started in 1992, eventually ended in 2008, when he was suspended from umpiring in the Perth Test involving India and Australia, after a series of dubious decisions in the infamous Sydney Test.
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On the first day of the Sydney Test, Bucknor adjudged Andrew Symonds not out after the batsman clearly edged an Ishant Sharma delivery to MS Dhoni. That was just the beginning of what was about to come. Symonds was wrongly given not out on two more occasions, as he notched up a century which bailed the hosts out of trouble. The controversial decisions kept coming from Bucknor which ultimately led to his suspension from the next Test.
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Following the match, Famous Umpire Dickie Bird also felt “he had gone on too long.” Apart from the decisions, Bucknor also mimicked Rahul Dravid for which he was fined 50% of his match fees.
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A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
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