Overview
- Steve Bucknor said he has accepted that giving Sachin Tendulkar out LBW was a mistake and acknowledged that the decision is still raised with him regularly.
- Tendulkar was adjudged leg-before to Jason Gillespie after shouldering arms in Brisbane, with television replays indicating the ball would have cleared the stumps.
- On air at the time, commentator Tony Greig described the ruling as a dreadful decision, pointing to the bounce and movement.
- The verdict could not be challenged because the Decision Review System did not exist then, so the on-field call stood.
- Reports revisited other disputed Bucknor calls involving Tendulkar, including a 2005 Pakistan Test, as they noted the umpire’s 128 Tests and record of five consecutive World Cup finals.