Who is the best Umpire?

[andrew_nixon]

I know, but this discussion was about umpires. And the fact that more than one English captain has complained about Venkat (and captains from other countries) says something.

Just watch the next England match he umpires, and you will see.

I have seen him give lbw decisions to balls that pitch a foot outside leg stump, not give wides to balls that miss the batsman by almost a yard, not give no balls when the bowler is clearly in front of the crease, and give catches when the ball was nowhere near the bat.

He doesn't just make little mistakes, like most umpires, he makes huge mistakes.

 

[karolkarol]

Here Here Andrew!!!

 

[andrew_nixon]

Originally posted by karolkarol@Nov 3 2003, 08:10 PM
Here Here Andrew!!!

At last someone else agrees with me!

 

[karolkarol]

Well I have watched enough English test matches over the last ten years and I always dread when Venkat is umpiring, I dont rate him De Silva or Bucknor, none of them are consistent. People can accept a bowlers or batters umpire if they are consistent enough with their decisions and these jokers just arent!!!!

Give me Shep or Billy Bowden any day.

If only Dickie were still a young man.

 

[ramboy]

Originally posted by karolkarol@Nov 4 2003, 05:03 AM
Well I have watched enough English test matches over the last ten years and I always dread when Venkat is umpiring, I dont rate him De Silva or Bucknor, none of them are consistent.? People can accept a bowlers or batters umpire if they are consistent enough with their decisions and these jokers just arent!!!!

Give me Shep or Billy Bowden any day.

If only Dickie were still a young man.

whats the problem with steve bucknor,he is an efficient umpire

He doesn't just make little mistakes, like most umpires, he makes huge mistakes

how did u measure that???Venkat is really a good umpire...

 

[Sanju]

Steve bucknor was once upon a time a cricketer and was given out several times out when he thought he was not out.Not able to bear this injustice he went on to become an umpire to stop any more injustice but unfortunately his decisions r little hard to belive.

 

[nikhilverma]

I don't think so..... he is a very experienced and correct umpire

 

[temp]

For me he is the Best Umpire.

 

[nikhilverma]

yeah
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[nikhilverma]

yeah
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[Nirav85]

he made alot of mistakes in pak and ban series and luckiyl we swept them....moreover...da sliva and venkat look they have np passion for the ojb....just look in their eyes....dont ask how i know...moreover

How would u guys rate Aleem Dar(young pak umpire who dived from tendlkar bullet during cwc...india vs namibia)

Venkat is real bad but with all the cricket i have seen...asoka isnt bad...i have seen him made one wrong decsion...

 

[ramboy]

da sliva and venkat look they have np passion for the ojb....just look in their eyes....dont ask how i know...moreover

I will ask ,how can u rate an umpire looking at their eyes,in this context u have left out bucknor as he wears glasses( a good way to escape people's judgement)

Venkat is real bad but with all the cricket i have seen...asoka isnt bad...i have seen him made one wrong decsion...

U contradict ur own statement that asoka is good or bad,i don't know :scratch: