That decision was atrocious. It was not a close lbw or a bat-pad catch. It was not about no-balling a chucker. It was there for a naked eye to see. But maybe he could not see that the bat did not nick the ball because the light was so damn poor. He should have realized that it was not only the batsmen who were unable to take the fading light, but his umpiring quality was deteriorating too.

And what a time to make that wrong decision. And what a wicket.

Sachin was flawless and with Dravid, he was destroying the Pakistani bowlers @4+ per over. If the two of them had ended the day unbeaten, India would have all the hopes of making at least 300 in the second innings.

But that was not to be.

Steve Bucknor, despite your 100 tests, I do not think you should be umpiring anymore. Please step down. You’ve done enough harm to the Indians, especially Sachin Tendulkar.

Enough is enough.