Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor admitted his LBW call against Sachin Tendulkar 22 years ago was a mistake, saying he has accepted it, though fans continue to recall the controversial moment.
Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor admitted his LBW call against Sachin Tendulkar 22 years ago was a mistake, saying he has accepted it, though fans continue to recall the controversial moment.
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Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor has opened up on one of the hardest decisions he had to live with as an umpire. The former match official reminisced about the infamous LBW call he had made against the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
In today's time, Steve Bucknor is regarded as a bona fide legend in the sport. As an on-field umpire, he has officiated 128 Tests and 181 ODI matches between and 2009. He has also appeared as an umpire in five consecutive World Cup Finals, a milestone that remains unmatched among on-field officials.
Despite his noteworthy achievements and trademark officiating style, Steve Bucknor is largely remembered for being involved in one of cricket's most infamous on-field umpiring decisions, the controversial LBW call against Sachin Tendulkar.
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Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor has opened up on one of the hardest decisions he had to live with as an umpire. The former match official reminisced about the infamous LBW call he had made against the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
In today's time, Steve Bucknor is regarded as a bon
Despite his noteworthy achievements and trademark officiating style, Steve Bucknor is largely remembered for being involved in one of cricket's most infamous on-field umpiring decisions, the controversial LBW call against Sachin Tendulkar.
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Giving Sachin Tendulkar out leg before wicket, and it's a matter of knowing that it was a mistake, but until this day, every day, people talk about it.
“Why did I give him out? Was he out and so on? But then in life, mistakes happen. I have accepted that it was a mistake, and life goes on," Bucknor said in a video shared by the West Indies Cricket Umpires' Association on Instagram.Giving Sachin Tendulkar out leg before wicket, and it's a matter of knowing that it was a mistake, but take, and life goes on," Bucknor said in a video shared by the West Indies Cricket Umpires'
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Giving Sachin Tendulkar out leg before wicket, and it's a matter of knowing that it was a mistake, but until this day, every day, people talk about it.
“Why did I give him out? Was he out and so on? But then in life, mistakes happen. I have accepted that it was a mistake, and life goes on," Bucknor said in a video shared by the West Indies Cricket Umpires' Association on Instagram.Giving Sachin Tendulkar out leg before wicket, and it's a matter of knowing that it was a mistake, but until this day, every day, people talk about it.
“Why did I give him out? Was he out and so on? But then in life, mistakes happen. I have accepted that it was a mistake, and life goes on," Bucknor said in a video shared by the West Indies Cricket Umpires' Association on Instagram.
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