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Taufel ‘upset’ about Tendulkar decision

Nottingham: Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who has been in the eye of a storm for giving Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly out on the third day of the second Test, has acknowledged that he was “very upset” to have handed a poor decision to Tendulkar.

However, Taufel has backed his decision to give out Ganguly saying that he would give that out every time.

Taufel’s comments were conveyed to the viewers of Sky Sports by its commentators David Lloyd and David Gower who discussed the controversial decisions on the fourth morning.

“I always look at the big screen after giving a decision. And the minute I saw the replay of Sachin’s dismissal, I knew I got it wrong,” Taufel is reported to have told the Sky Sports commentators.

“However, I would have given Ganguly out every time,” added Taufel.

Lloyd explained that even V.V.S. Laxman — who was at the non-striker’s end when Ganguly was batting — agreed that there was some sound as the ball passed Ganguly’s bat.

“The big disappointment is that people come to watch the top players and I gave him out wrongly. That upset me,” opined Taufel. Taufel has won the ICC Best Umpire of the Year for the last three years — PTI

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