King Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Australian umpire Simon Taufel said he was 'very upset' to have handed a poor decision to Tendulkar. More... Taufel 'upset' about Tendulkar dismissal July 30, 2007 22:09 IST Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who is in the eye of a storm after adjudging Sachin Tendulkar [Images] and Sourav Ganguly [Images] out on the third day of the second Test, has acknowledged that he was "very upset" to have handed a poor decision to Tendulkar. However, he backed his decision on Ganguly, saying he would give that out every time. Taufel's comments were conveyed to viewers of Sky Sports by the channel's commentators, David Lloyd and David Gower, who discussed the controversial decisions on the fourth morning of the Test. "I always look at the big screen after giving a decision. And the minute I saw the replay of Sachin's dismissal, I knew I got it wrong," Taufel is reported to have told the Sky Sports commentators. "However, I would have given Ganguly out every time," he added. Lloyd explained that even V V S Laxman [Images], who was at the non-striker's end when Ganguly was batting, agreed that there was some sound as the ball passed Ganguly's bat. "The big disappointment is that people come to watch the top players and I gave him out wrongly. That upset me," lamented Taufel. The Australian umpire, who was voted 'Best Umpire of the Year' for the last three years, left Tendulkar stunned in disbelief by declaring him out just nine runs short of his 38th Test hundred. Tendulkar had put his left foot well down the wicket as he offered no shot to Paul Collingwood [Images], and was given out lbw. Television replays confirmed that the ball would have missed the stumps by a few inches. Ganguly was ruled out caught behind down the leg side to a ball from James Anderson as he tried to turn the ball to fine leg when he was on 79. Former England [Images] captain, David Gower, praised Taufel for being a good professional. "He is a very honest young man and a good professional and he takes great pride in his performance," Gower said. "He knew had had got it wrong [against Tendulkar] but when he came out this morning he had forgotten what happened yesterday. "And the first big decision he made today, following an appeal, he gave Cook out to yet another leg before decision." Link to comment
King Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 OK now he has acknowledged his decision was wrong. Now any chance the ICC can step in and help the umpires make right decisions often by providing them some technical assistance? Link to comment
ali0786 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 good on him to atleast accept his mistake openly, unlike other umpires Link to comment
yoda Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 he is already referring to technology, after giving out that is. :giggle: Link to comment
King Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 he is already referring to technology' date=' after giving out that is. :giggle:[/quote'] Absolutely, that tells he trusts the technology :D Link to comment
Ram Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yea guys.. lets use Hawk eye for LBWs.. Test matches will be over in 4 sessions , at the max.. Link to comment
wholla Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 No Hawk eye needed. If they commit one more of such mistake remove them from elite panel Link to comment
ali0786 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 No Hawk eye needed. If they commit one more of such mistake remove them from elite panel if we do that then that way we wont have any umpires left coz all of them make such mistakes Link to comment
Mr. Wicket Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Umpires are not bigger than the game. Thank god Simon Taufel realises that. If only the likes of Hair and Bucknor could follow his lead. Link to comment
gs Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Umpires are not bigger than the game. Thank god Simon Taufel realises that. If only the likes of Hair and Bucknor could follow his lead. Hair is racist and Bucknor is a retard, these guys are beyond repair!! :P Link to comment
SightForTheGods Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 poor guy. at least he was modest about it. I must say it's a very tough job. Link to comment
Sanjeev Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 poor guy. at least he was modest about it. I must say it's a very tough job. I agree. LBWs are the toughest decisions. It doesn't help having the bowlers screaming at you all the time. It's a shame it happened on 91, but it happens. Link to comment
Chandan Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Good to know that he realised his mistake. Hope he'll try to improve upon it! Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Bollo#ks. He knows his arse is on the line after his cheating and is desperate now to save his staus. Link to comment
anbuchelvan Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hair is racist and Bucknor is a retard' date=' these guys are beyond repair!! :P[/quote'] You are absolutely right. Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 If he had the help of tech, he would not have made this mistake... He says so himself. Link to comment
Anakin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Wasn't some OZ creep called back even after being given LBW in SL Link to comment
Gambit Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Wasn't some OZ creep called back even after being given LBW in SL Avi! Welcome back! Where have you been? Link to comment
Anakin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Thanks Gambo :D Just took a break, it's great to be back Link to comment
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