Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar posted a cryptic and sarcastic tweet on Saturday, as he shared an image on social media. Tendulkar revoked recollections of a number of followers as he stood in entrance of an enormous three-trunked tree, and pretended to shadow-bat as in the event that they had been the stumps. Nevertheless, it was his caption that obtained followers discussing. “Are you able to guess which umpire made the stumps really feel this huge?” captioned Tendulkar, inflicting followers to call among the umpires who’ve made unfavourable selections in the direction of him. Former West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor’s identify even began trending.
Are you able to guess which umpire made the stumps really feel this huge? pic.twitter.com/oa1iPvVza1
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 16, 2024
A number of followers replied with former umpire Steve Bucknor’s identify, who had infamously had a number of errors in judgment resulting in Tendulkar being given out wrongly.
None apart from Steve Bucknor the umpire and Mike Denness the Match Referee, the deadly mixture who at all times did their finest to get you!
— Sumit Agarwal (@sumitagarwal_IN) November 16, 2024
Steve Bucknor
— Tushar Gupta (@Tushar15_) November 16, 2024
Steve bucknor
— WrestlingStock (@wrestlingstock) November 16, 2024
Bucknor, who stood as an umpire in 128 Assessments and 181 ODIs, and even in 5 consecutive ICC Cricket World Cup Finals (between 1992 and 2007), had given Tendulkar out leg-before-wicket (LBW) wrongly in 2003 in opposition to Australia.
Glad Birthday Steve Bucknor.
128 Assessments, 181 ODIs.
Stood in 5 successive World Cup finals (1992-2007).
Refereed in soccer World Cup qualifier.
Was fairly controversial within the later a part of his umpiring profession.
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) May 31, 2024
In an period which didn’t have the Determination Overview System (DRS), Bucknor’s incorrect selections drew the ire of Tendulkar and Indian followers throughout the globe. Since his retirement, Bucknor has additionally admitted to getting some calls improper when it got here to Tendulkar.
Later, in 2005, Tendulkar was given out caught behind once more by Bucknor regardless of the ball clearly not touching the bat.
As a result of sheer quantity of followers who reminisced and responded to Tendulkar’s publish with Bucknor’s identify, Bucknor began trending on X.
Bucknor – who performed soccer as a youth for Jamaica – had an umpiring profession that spanned 20 years. Bucknor final umpired in 2009, and is presently 78 years outdated. He turned the primary umpire to face in 100 Check matches.
Tendulkar’s tweet comes lower than every week earlier than India tackle Australia within the first Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
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