By IANS
Sydney : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will lodge a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against erring umpires Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor, who stood in the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), said team manager Chetan Chauhan here Sunday.
The controversial decisions, from both umpires, cost India the Test match, which they lost by 122 runs.
“The team is agitated and upset with the way umpiring was done in this match. A lot of decisions went against us. Of course, a few went against the Australians also. But obviously it affected us. Had some of the decisions gone in our favour, say 50 per cent, the result would have been different,” said Chauhan, in the post-match press conference.
The team manager added: “We are not saying this because we have lost the Test match. It was for everybody to see. The BCCI is lodging a strong protest with the ICC so that the incompetent umpires don’t stand in the rest of the series.”
India captain Anil Kumble was also clearly upset and disappointed at the performances of umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson.
He suggested that Australia claimed some catches that should not have been appealed. Kumble also criticised the spirit in which Australia played the Test match. “Only one team was playing with the spirit of the game, that’s all I can say,” Kumble said.