Close but not close enough: 5 biggest umpiring blunders of 2013

After the entire furore over umpiring, DRS and its use in the Ashes in England in 2013, umpires have come into the spotlight a lot more. When umpires get decisions right, they don’t get enough praise, but one wrong decision is enough to get an umpire an absolute bashing. Here’s 5 of the worst moments that umpires have had in 2013.

1. Sachin Tendulkar, LBW

Sachin Tendulkar in his farewell series at a manic Eden Gardens. The stage was set for The Master to provide  a masterclass. Instead, it was cut short by a poor decision from Nigel Llong. A doosra from Shane Shilllingford completely bamboozled Sachin, and it struck him high on his thigh pad, on his back leg. The ball would’ve gone well over the stumps. But, much to the dismay of the crowd at The Eden, Llong’s finger went up.

As replays later proved, the ball was missing the stumps comfortably. Llong was given an uncomfortable time after that by the crowd, with most of them wanting their favourite son to bow out on a high.