10 Shameful incidents that put the game to disgrace
A few of these incidents are still being talked about.
9. Shoddy Umpiring in Sydney Test 2008
This Test match between India and Australia which was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is remembered for the Australian player’s behaviour and the shoddy umpiring from Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson. The visitors were looking to save the match being set the target of 333 runs on the final day.
The game had already witnessed some of the poor decisions from the umpires as they hadn’t given Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke despite them edging the ball to the wicket-keeper. And India’s second innings witnessed some of the horrific decisions being made in the history of the sport.
Rahul Dravid‘s dismissal was questionable as he was given caught behind off Andrew Symonds even when the ball wasn’t close to the bat. Moreover, Sourav Ganguly was given out after consulting Ricky Ponting who instructed the umpire to give it out despite there being no evidence of a clean catch. Also, there were a few instances when Australia players claimed the catches despite grounding the ball.
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