STEVE BUCKNOR FAVOURS AUSSIES,WATCH OUT.. - Page 2

Originally posted by: shabari

BUCKNOR vs INDIA

• Steve Bucknor: Umpired in 17 India Tests, India has won four of them
1992-93: India vs South Africa, Johannesburg
With South Africa reeling at 73-5, Indians appeal for Jhonty Rhodes' run-out. Bucknor refuses to take Third Umpire's help. Replays show Rhodes, who went on to play a match-saving innings, was clearly short of the crease.
Result: Match drawn

1998-99: India vs Pakistan, Kolkata
Shoaib Akhtar obstructs Sachin Tendulkar as he fails to make it to the crease. Bucknor turns a blind eye and refers the matter to the TV umpire. As the red light flashes and Tendulkar walks to the dressing room, Eden erupts.
Result: Pakistan won

2003-04: India vs Australia, Brisbane
Tendulkar is given out lbw when the ball hit on a knee roll and the line was just outside the off-stump. The bowler was Jason Gillespie and India slips after a good start
Result: Match Drawn

2003-04: India vs Australia, Sydney
India is on the verge of history of a series win on the final day. Bucknor refuses a number of close leg-before decisions against the Aussies. India falls short of time. Skipper Sourav Ganguly in his post-series report to ICC gives Bucknor very poor ratings with adverse comments.
Result: Match drawn

2003-04: India vs Pakistan, Lahore
India is already on the backfoot in the series for the first time after an awful batting display. Five opportunities missed while bowling, four of them adjudicated by Bucknor. This forces Indian coach John Wright to complain to match-referee Ranjan Madugalle during the day's play.
Result: India loses

Some articles:
https://indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=66564

A Comment by a cricket fan (courtesy rediff.com)
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A word about Mr Steve Bucknor. Ever since he came to international level , he has been most unimpressive. Consider a batsman's position when a bowler appeals. By the time the batsman thinks , he is going to continue , Mr Bucknor wakes up and gives him out. Even if he doesnot give him out , the uncertainity and time taken by him to decide is enough to make a batsman nervous to goof up the next delivery. Such umpires should not be officiating beyond gully level cricket. The scoreboard at Brisbane should read :

Sachin Tendulkar lbw Steve Bucknor 0

ICC should fix up a time limit for umpires to make a decision when they are in the middle and not allow umpires like Bucknor to take their own sweet time. When the over rates are slow , the captain and the team are pulled up. Why not umpires like Mr Bucknor?
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A comment from cricket.org
https://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEW S/2004/APR/119027_PAKIND2003-04_07APR2004.html
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The only jarring part of the day came at the start of the Indian innings, when the course of play was altered not by the players of either side, but by the incompetence of an umpire. Steve Bucknor was appalling during India's tour of Australia, and consistently so, through first the Tests and then the one-dayers. I had argued then that Bucknor's powers seem to have diminished with age – for umpiring relies on physical faculties that only get worse as the years go by – and that umpires should be regularly tested by the ICC to see if their abilities are still intact.

It is scandolous that despite the Indian team's complaints about him, based on an entire series and not a handful of stray understandable mistakes, the ICC has taken no action on this matter. John Wright, India's coach, reportedly complained to the match referee yesterday about the poor umpiring, and Bucknor gave India more reason for anguish today. After not upholding a number of good appeals during Pakistan's innings, he gave Aakash Chopra out lbw, after Chopra had inside-edged the ball. Given that Rahul Dravid was out immediately afterwards, run out without facing a ball, Bucknor's mistake had a huge impact on the game. It is unfair to Bucknor that his legacy as an umpire should be tarnished by his performance when he is clearly past the peak of his powers, and it is unfair on the players as well. (It is also unfair that he should be judged by technology that is available to everyone but him. Click here for a debate in Wisden Asia Cricket on the use of technology in umpiring.)
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And many more....

Based on all these facts, we demand ICC to "RETIRE STEVE BUCKNOR" immediately.

A humble request to Steve Bucknor "Make good friends by retiring yourself" and save the future of brilliant cricketers.

We also demand BCCI to take up this demand of cricket fans with ICC .

Sincerely,

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just was stating some facts...we seem to have overlooked these aspects of steve....but now that we are not in the running of the cup anymore .cricket buffs ,just watch for steve and his decisions in t he remaining part of this WC.he may retire after this .........))))))))))))))

please do not think i have some great hatred towards this gentleman but it's a fact and i stated it.😊

I appreciate your efforts in posting all the facts..👏
but if u see, u have posted his mistakes..but some of them are once in a series..
for eg, in the first one about Johnty's run out..Its only one mistake in the whole series, isnt it?!😕 Steve is also a human.Even the best umpires make mistakes..like Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar-the top 2 umpires of the world.😕If u collect the mistake-record of these 2, u can get a good amount of them, too! An umpire is a human too. I agree that Steve is not the best of umpires.But one wrong decision in 1 series is not bad, infact its remarkable!😕 Ppl r shouting n being angry on Steve now...but nobody said anything wen the familiar figure, DARRELL HAIR gave awful decisions against Pakistan!😕😕Y? Darrell Hair was more partial than any1 especially wen umpiring in a match of Pak team.....Everybody knew that but nobuddy said anything!😕u say that Steve favours Aussies, but Darrell was always against the Pakistanis. Steve Aussies ko favor karta hai, magar Hair tou her waqt Pakistan k khilaaf rehta tha!

Anyways, thats wat u think.I respect your views.Sorry if I was extra emotional.😳😆No offence.I think i took the topic into a wrong direction by writing about Hair.Sorryzz..😳

not at all sana,I did not mention hair here 'cos i may have some respect,regard for steve but it's a total NO NO where Hair is concerned,the punishment meted out to him maybe one of the only fair judgements that the Australian run ICC as i see them has taken so far.