The football world is happy and the cricket world crying... Stephen Anthony Bucknor, or Steve Bucknor as we know him, should've retained his profession as a FIFA referee than turning into a cricket umpire. The Indian team is certainly nodding in agreement. They suffered at the hands of the 61-year-old Jamaican at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, not for the first time though.
Horrifying, illogical, absurd or simply irresponsible... Mr Bucknor defied all cricketing LOGIC by ruling Andrew Symonds not out when perhaps even the fielder on the fine leg or the lad on the beer stall would've heard the nick that went straight into 'keeper Dhoni's gloves off Ishant Sharma. Symonds remained unbeaten on 137, taking Australia to a comfortable position at the close of play on Day 1 of the second Test. What's more, after the day ended, even Symonds admitted that he would've been back in the pavilion after scoring just 30. What's your view on it? Bucknor is one the senior-most umpires in international cricket, a member of the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of umpires. Should he be sacked? Is he anti-India given how he's proved to be a nemesis for the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the past? Post your views and also participate in the poll on the right corner of your screen... Watch this space for more.
Horrifying, illogical, absurd or simply irresponsible... Mr Bucknor defied all cricketing LOGIC by ruling Andrew Symonds not out when perhaps even the fielder on the fine leg or the lad on the beer stall would've heard the nick that went straight into 'keeper Dhoni's gloves off Ishant Sharma. Symonds remained unbeaten on 137, taking Australia to a comfortable position at the close of play on Day 1 of the second Test. What's more, after the day ended, even Symonds admitted that he would've been back in the pavilion after scoring just 30. What's your view on it? Bucknor is one the senior-most umpires in international cricket, a member of the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of umpires. Should he be sacked? Is he anti-India given how he's proved to be a nemesis for the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the past? Post your views and also participate in the poll on the right corner of your screen... Watch this space for more.
steve bucknor is the worst umpire i've seen in recent times. He should retire rather frustrating the fans and the players......cricket it seems will do bttr without him
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while most of Indian cricket lovers are furious with steve bucknor, thankfully people like former pacer Javagal Srinath exists who beleive that we are acting harsh...I thoroughly agree with srinath that it all a part of the game...n Indian audience plz mature up.....
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