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Kumble's cricketing error about the gentleman's agreement


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But when Kumble made the agreement he must have assumed Ponting would play fair on this part. That he did not is a different matter, but cricketing logic suggests that anything where the majority of the decisions are concerned with slip fielders India should not have been a party to in the first place.

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But when Kumble made the agreement he must have assumed Ponting would play fair on this part. That he did not is a different matter' date=' but cricketing logic suggests that anything where the majority of the decisions are concerned with slip fielders India should not have been a party to in the first place.[/quote'] It is a mistake made by a true gentleman. He may not have thought it through as much as you have. We, of course, have the benefit of hindsight. This is a lesson for Dhoni and other future Indian captains. On a related note, this may be the kind of thing where the presence of a Gary Kirsten would help.
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I think the deal itself is quite naive in the first place, especially in today's times when Technology is so pervasive in sport. There will obvious moments when one team feels it deserves a referral to the 3rd umpire, like Ganguly's dismissal in the 2nd innings.

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The point you all seem to be missing is Anil DID make this agreement. Whether it was naive or not is not the issue. mm, this: "There will obvious moments when one team feels it deserves a referral to the 3rd umpire, like Ganguly's dismissal in the 2nd innings." was cancelled out by the agreement.

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The point you all seem to be missing is Anil DID make this agreement. Whether it was naive or not is not the issue. mm, this: "There will obvious moments when one team feels it deserves a referral to the 3rd umpire, like Ganguly's dismissal in the 2nd innings." was cancelled out by the agreement.
No you are missing the point, Donny. The agreement was negated first by Ponting claiming a bump catch off Dhoni and then by Ganguly standing his ground. There was nothing in the agreement involving umpires. If a batsman stays his ground, the umpire has to follow the rule book, which he obviously did not.
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