Umpiring howler accounts for Tendulkar yet again

Colombo, Feb 3 (PTI) For the third time in a row, India's
star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was Tuesday done in by poor
umpiring in the current one-day cricket series against Sri
Lanka, being declared leg before wicket in yet another dubious
decision.

Tendulkar was declared leg-before in the first ODI in
Dambulla when the ball was clearly pitched outside the leg
stump, he fell LBW against in the second ODI when the ball was
missing the leg stump and was again ruled out leg-before by
Sri Lankan umpire Gamini Silva when the ball was going down
the leg side by an even wider margin.

The three umpiring errors have meant that Tendulkar has
made scores of 5, 6 and 7 in the series so far.

True to his character, Tendulkar has not shown any
dissent although his disappointment was palpable.

India's coach Gary Kirsten was seen shaking his head in
disbelief after watching television replays of Tendulkar's
dismissal in the dressing room.

The champion batsman, who had been in excellent form in
the recent series against Australia and England, suddenly
finds himself going through a lean patch for no fault of his.

Tendulkar has compiled 16,433 runs in 421 one-day matches
at an average of 44.05, while he has an even better average of
54.27 in the longer version of the game in which he has
accumulated 12,429 runs in 156 matches. PTI MRM
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