Its difficult to say whether the catch was clean from the angles shown so once the third umpire was brought into the picture, he had no choice but to go by the video evidence which as we saw was inconclusive for sure.Or is Smith a cheat?
Or Ganguly a poor sport?
Damn you, I wanted to say that! *sulks*I'd put a call into Michael Clarke, he usually knows the right and wrong in these matters in my experience.
So? an umpires job is to be neutral and if you can't even do that then don't officiate...It is wrong to suspend the umpire when the real culprit Sourav Ganguly is allowed to play. He signed the fair play thing in Banglore, didn't he ? What are the repurcussions if you do not follow that agreement ?
(Indian) Umpires have been been put in a real tough situation here, either face suspension or face the wrath of our cricketing gods.
And he was just being that by referring the decision to the booth. So I dont see why he was punished.So? an umpires job is to be neutral and if you can't even do that then don't officiate...
if he did it on his own, then fine. but he didn't, he took Ganguly's side and referred it.And he was just being that by referring the decision to the booth. So I dont see why he was punished.