This is first Test match between India and England. India has to survive the last day, otherwise they have to face defeat. India has already loss a wicket. Now Gambir is facing Stuart Broad. Broad came and delivered the bowl, the ball struck straight to Gambir’s pads. All the viewers are convinced that he is LBW out, commentators including Indian commentators are sure that he is out even without watching action replay. But the decision of umpire Billy Bowden is not out. Later on TV replays confirmed that he was clearly LBW out.
The question is why umpire misjudged such an easy decision. And the answer is obvious. After the exclusion of two umpires Steve Buckner and Daryl Harper on the desires of BCCI and Indian players from International cricket, naturally every umpire will be in fear that he could be the next victim if he made Indians unhappy. Therefore, umpire will award the benefit of even marginal doubt to Indians. And the same happened in the above case. India knows that ICC and other boards can do nothing against his players and board because of strong financial position. Therefore, Indians are working on a plan to convert every marginal benefit of doubt in favour of her players. That’s why India is opposing UDRS. Although BCCI is now supporting half part of UDRS but in absence of Ball tracking system this half UDRS is nothing.
In future we will see more and more cases like this one, when viewers and commentators will be sure that the players is out but umpire will misjudge it because of fear of end of career.
All the viewers are convinced that he is LBW out, commentators including Indian commentators are sure that he is out even without watching action replay. But the decision of umpire Billy Bowden is not out.
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