Tendulkar ducks dismissal controversy
ADELAIDE: Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar refused to buy into the
row over his controversial dismissal on Monday in his team’s first test
loss to Australia, despite widespread condemnation of the decision
by India’s fanatical cricket supporters. The master batsman was
given out without scoring late on the fourth day of the first test at
Adelaide Oval after ducking into an attempted bouncer from Aussie
paceman Glenn McGrath. But the ball did not bounce as high as
expected, skidding through and striking the Indian skipper on the
shoulder as he was crouching down. Australian umpire Daryl Harper,
who also gave Tendulkar out in the first innings, hesitated for some
time before raising his finger. When asked about the decision and the
row it had created it back in India, Tendulkar graciously shrugged it
off though he admitted he was a little disappointed. “I think the
whole world has seen it, I don’t think I should be talking much about
it,” Tendulkar said shortly after India crashed to a 285-run loss in
the first of three tests. “I was disappointed so I didn’t look at the
replay at all. I thought it was the only ball in the match which kept
low.”