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Harsha On Umpiring

Harsha writes in Indian Express:
The Men in the Muddle

And I’m afraid the time has come for Steve Bucknor to look inward. When he made his reputation, he was a quiet, dignified man, someone whose presence on the field you felt reassured by. Increasingly he has grown intrusive and bossy and while he got two wrong as well, his gesture to Zaheer Khan when he ran onto the pitch on his follow through was offensive. Good umpires are firm and friendly but if you saw Bucknor you would have thought Zaheer had pinched his wallet.

Sir Bucknor, are you listening? It's sad to see one of the most respected umpires of recent times is at the centre of news for all the wrong reasons. But then, the man has himself to blame.

Harsha drives the point home with a beautiful one-liner:

A judge cannot have the demeanour of a lawyer.

A nice read all in all.

posted by asuph @ Monday, October 11, 2004