Those two matches will be remembered forever
Many Test matches have been played to date; Test matches will be played further. But some matches will be remembered forever. And no matter how old they get, they can't be forgotten. Today in this article we are going to talk about two such matches. These two matches were played in 2008 in Australia. The Border-Gavaskar series against India was underway in Australia
That matches played between India and Australia
The 2008 Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia remained in the spotlight for two reasons. The first reason is the Monkey gate case of Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds and the second is the very rough umpiring. The umpire was all set to help Australia win and it looked as if fourteen Australians were playing against India's eleven on the field. Eleven Australian players, two on-field umpires and a third umpire.
what is the position of both teams before that series?
Australia had won 16 consecutive Tests. They landed in Sydney to win their 17th match in a row.
In this Test, Ishant Sharma's ball was caught by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni by Adu Symonds. But Buckner gave him not out. Symonds was playing at 30 then. He then scored 162 runs. Australia could go from 134 for 6 to 463.
continues mistakes done by all three umpires
Buckner's second mistake was to chase down India for 333, dismissing Rahul Dravid when he was not out. Dravid's bat was behind the pad and in the replay, it was clear that there was no contact between the bat and the ball. Still, Dravid was rushed out. The umpire decided on Ricky Ponting without asking the third umpire. The match in Sydney was won by the Australian umpire
Following the incident, the ICC removed both umpires from the third Test. Because the tension between the two teams was huge. Not only that, but the Indian team had decided to withdraw from the series.
How Indians come back strongly in the last test at Perth
after a miserable loss by Australia India come back strongly in Perth
The next match was in Perth. Perth's runway is conducive to fast bowling. Experts thought that Australia would overwhelm India there. The most satisfying thing was that all the umpires in the Sydney match were replaced. India played with great stubbornness as if the Indian players wanted revenge for the humiliation in Sydney. R. P. Singh took good advantage of the pitch but was well supported by the batsmen and India won the match in Perth by 72 runs
Kumble has to take some tough decisions
And you successfully avenged the abusive treatment in Sydney in Perth. Due to this, both these Test matches in 2008 became unforgettable. former India captain and great Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble recalled a few tough decisions he had to make as skipper during the tour of Border-Gavaskar trophy in Australia in 2007-08, saying there were talks about pulling out of the tour after the controversial Sydney Test. few of player in the team don't want to play this series further and few were in favour to continue to play this series. whatever may happen but it was a history
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