Sachin was out says Ajmal.I say he wasn't - Mike Haysman. Hawkeye comments

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.supersport.co.za/cricket/blogs/mike-haysman/Sachin_was_out_says_AjmalI_say_he_wasnt Sachin was out says Ajmal....I say he wasn't by Mike Haysman 05/04/2011, 22:08 I found it interesting to read the public outcry regarding Sachin Tendulkar’s controversial not out decision during the semifinal against Pakistan. The electronic media was red hot with conspiracy theories when top on-field umpire Ian Gould raised his finger, only to have it overturned upon review. Let me remind you of the incident. Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was bowling to Tendulkar during the 11th over of the high octane game in Mohali. A massive LBW shout was upheld by Gould and then instantaneously sent upstairs by Sachin for a second round of examination. Remember at this point that Tendulkar has been very outspoken against the use of technology in cricket because he does not trust it 100%. That view has also been loudly echoed by the BCCI. Billy Bowden of crooked finger fame reviewed the footage with all the available bells and whistles and adjudicated. He scrutinised the presented Hawk-Eye predictive path and surmised that, although the ball pitched in line, it was going on to miss the timber by a whisker and relayed his not out decision. A visibly unimpressed Gould cancelled his original call and Sachin, who was on 23 at the time, stayed. A fortuitous Man of the Match award after Pakistan dropped him four times followed hours later, Pakistan were eliminated, and the rest is history. That was until Saeed Ajmal had the following to say: "I don't know how the television replays showed my delivery turning towards the leg side because I had bowled an arm ball and it went straight," Ajmal told AFP on the team's arrival in Lahore. "I was 110% confident when the referral was made that the batsman was out." Ajmal was clearly venting his anger and disappointment upon landing back in his homeland but strong words of that nature deserved further investigation. I arrived early at the SuperSport edit suite on the following morning to have a very close, objective look at the decision, while also bearing Ajmal’s comments in mind. After some time spent in the backroom with the trusty and enthusiastic Dale, who knows how to operate all this astonishing editing machinery, the injesting of footage was completed, frame by frame replays viewed, and analysing was done. After careful consideration I reached my conclusion. In my opinion, Ajmal was mistaken. That particular delivery, that he thought snaffled Sachin LBW, was not an arm-ball and did not go straight. It was in fact, based on close inspection of the release from the hand and super slow motion rotation investigation, an off-spinner that was not intended to break sharply. Another important aspect that needed to be factored in when considering the end path of the ball was the wide release point that Almal often employs. As it turned out the following ball was a top spinner that went past the outside edge of Tendulkar’s bat and created additional excitement. You might remember that delivery was also referred by umpire Taufel for a stumping chance from square leg. In my opinion, after studying the relevant footage closely, the correct decision was made as the ball certainly gripped minimally and spun upon pitching, therefore toward the leg side. My understanding of the Hawk-Eye technology left me in agreement with the decision. I wonder. Does Sachin now believe in technology being used to assist umpires?

[Manny_Pacquiao]

LMAO, why all this controversy the ball was missing the stumps, pitched outside the line. it was never out. why are people still discussing this?

[Dhruv200]

Yea for Pakis everything is a conspiracy how can we believe what ajmal said close the thread we are the champions dont care if pakis whinge .

[Utalk]

Time to put Mohali to bed and move on.

[vvvslaxman]

LMAO, why all this controversy the ball was missing the stumps, pitched outside the line. it was never out. why are people still discussing this?

Ajmal apparently has given an interview saying Sachin was out :cantstop: Because he thinks so

[Dhruv200]

Ajmal apparently has given an interview saying Sachin was out :cantstop: Because he thinks so

I m saying ajmal tampered the cricket ball so it didnt hit the stumps

[Utalk]

LMAO, why all this controversy the ball was missing the stumps, pitched outside the line. it was never out. why are people still discussing this?

Not just us almost all the commentators were left baffled by the call but to me we have to trust the DRS and move on.

[apuk79]

It was not out it the ball TURNED it pitched on off and hit him in front of middle and leg hence the TURN would have made it miss the stumps. when i saw it on replay before the tracker came on I thought it was not out as there was a sharp turn on pitching ajmal saying is arm ball is complete BS. anyway why u drop him few balls later is easy response?!

[Desi Cartman]

HE was OUT .. :hitler: We should hand over the World cup to Pakistan but............... didnt Lanka throw the game to please us so dont they deserve it ? Maybe get Pak to Play Lanka and the Winner will be handed the World Cup.... but hang on, Pakistani have bigger DILs so they will allow Lanka to have it ... but then Lankas want to please their 1.2 Billion neighbors so they will give it back us again, so basically it will end up in India anyway. Why did I bother replying in this thread ... why have I wasted 3 mins of my life

[Prakat]

After hear Ajmal's statement Tendulkar has walked and is now in the dressing room watching Misbah bat. :cantstop:

[Sir john]

ajmal :hehe: mike hussey :good:

[ravishingravi]

The question is, is UDRS reliable ? I think Hawk eye show only be used to check if the ball pitches with the stumps. I m not sure about the rest. It is interesting though that BCCI and India were supposed to have an agenda against UDRS which was helping them to win. Now that one goes their way suddenly it is tampering

[Rajiv]

Pak were dissing India about UDRS, now they fell into its trap. How much more pawnage can one team take

[BeautifulGame]

Sorry Mike Haysman now you will added to the list of RAW agents in ICC whose sole aim is to destroy the LARGE HEARTED Pakistani cricket

[Chalks]

What's the bet that, in a few months' time while we're preparing for a huge series in England, these morons will still be persisting with their conspiracy theories about the WC. :hehe:

[mahesh_g]

tell this to pakis.. immediate reply you would get is, mike haysman wants IPL commentator contract or expecting money from BCCI.

[nsaviguru]

World Cup is over we are the champions nobody cares about what Ajmal or Haysman thinks. No need for Haysman to write this useless article and make a mountain out of a molehill.

[ganeshran]

but how can you say so misbah is still at mohali..........................trying to score his next run :hysterical:

Did he score his century yet :nervous:

[Utalk]

Misbah was trying to break sunny paa ji,s long standing record pity he lost his concentration and hit couple of boundaries.

[cricketfan2010]

Pak were dissing India about UDRS' date=' now they fell into its trap. How much more pawnage can one team take[/quote'] LOL... You are legendary with your one liners.. Take a bow..