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absolute cricketing bastardry:
""I still put my money on the umpires because they have been doing the job [for a long time]...This is a game in which people commit mistakes. If the bowler doesn't commit a mistake the batsman can't get runs. If the batsman doesn't commit a mistake the bowler doesn't get a wicket. So we'll make umpires too a part of it.
"What is important is that if a mistake is committed by the umpire, it should not affect him...If as an umpire you give something out when it's not-out, you don't need to go into your shell thinking you have made a wrong decision. If the next ball the umpire feels it is out, he should boldly give the decision.
"We are happy to go that way because it is a difficult job for the umpires. We come back to our dressing-room after bowling and only two batsmen go out to bat, but these are the people who stand there for five days. Cricket has been in good shape for long enough with two people in charge...We need to back their decisions. If mistakes are not committed intentionally, I am perfectly fine with it."
I suspect Steve Bucknor would have liked one of the Indian cricket team to publicly back him in the same way about 4 years ago
""I still put my money on the umpires because they have been doing the job [for a long time]...This is a game in which people commit mistakes. If the bowler doesn't commit a mistake the batsman can't get runs. If the batsman doesn't commit a mistake the bowler doesn't get a wicket. So we'll make umpires too a part of it.
"What is important is that if a mistake is committed by the umpire, it should not affect him...If as an umpire you give something out when it's not-out, you don't need to go into your shell thinking you have made a wrong decision. If the next ball the umpire feels it is out, he should boldly give the decision.
"We are happy to go that way because it is a difficult job for the umpires. We come back to our dressing-room after bowling and only two batsmen go out to bat, but these are the people who stand there for five days. Cricket has been in good shape for long enough with two people in charge...We need to back their decisions. If mistakes are not committed intentionally, I am perfectly fine with it."
I suspect Steve Bucknor would have liked one of the Indian cricket team to publicly back him in the same way about 4 years ago

