"From an umpire to vampire", that's how a fan tiptoeing across the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium during a Duleep Trophy match recently described Steve Bucknor.
Even as the Sydney fiasco has been buried to death, the man who was at the epicentre of all the drama still continues to be in the news; for all the wrong reasons off-course.
And taking a toll worldwide are the men who are into the same profession it seems !
Providing fillip to such thoughts is the West Zone versus Central Zone Duleep Trophy match.
Even as both teams boasted of many talented players in their ranks, there were a few good knocks too and a fiver-wicket haul, the handful of spectators present inside the stadium though seemed more busy pouring scorn on the two umpires officiating the match. More than the Kaifs, Munafs and Kartiks, it was the word Bucknor that reverberated across the stadium.
A rare case of umpires stealing the limelight from players. Thank you Mr. Bucknor.
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The Steve Bucknor case has put the umpires' job (or rather their mistakes) under the spotlight.
With the increased use of technology, an umpire's mistakes get highlighted further before millions of viewers over the television.
The Bucknor case has also highlighted the need for a retirement age for the umpires and need for ICC to pick up younger umpires for the Elite Panel and in more numbers too.
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