Though the umpires got their decision right David Hussey’s case since the batsman was physically trying to protect himself, their take on Sachin Tendulkar’s case is questionable, writes Ravi Shatri in a column in The Times Of India.
“I am not so sure about Tendulkar. Let’s describe it frame by frame: Gambhir dabs Brett Lee in front of him on the off-side, calls his partner for a single and Lee, expectedly, crosses the pitch to prevent it. Even as he does so, he sees the ball being picked by David Warner. Lee knows there is a batsman behind him trying to make his ground. He ought to have sidestepped, ducked and got out of the way. That’s what he would have done if a rhino was sprinting on his heels. Here, he smugly rested his hands on his knees, perfectly aware that it would deprive Tendulkar that critical half-a-second,” says Shastri.
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Kumble visits ailing Yuvraj in Boston: Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering in the US from a malignant tumour in his lungs, was paid a ‘surprise’ visit by former skipper Anil Kumble. “It was so nice of jumbo to surprise me! Great motivation and a happy day spent with the legend,” Yuvraj wrote on his twitter page, besides posting a picture of the two of them. Last Saturday, actor and good friend Ranvijay Singh also had paid Yuvraj a visit. “@RannvijaySingha came all the way to see me! Means a lot!,” Yuvi had tweeted. They later watched comedy film A n d a z A p n a A p n atogether. The left handed batsman had earlier written on his page: “Got very good news from dr lawrence today! The tumor is almost way out of the system Aftr reading my todays scan! Second cycle has started.” Yuvraj, who has been in Boston since last month, is expected to be back on the field in May.
