10 most controversial umpiring decisions of all time

#5. Tendulkar 'Shoulder before wicket', vs McGrath, Adelaide Oval, 1999

Sachin Tendulkar arrived at the crease at Adelaide Oval in the first Test in 1999 with India tottering at 24 for three down in a chase of 396 runs in the fourth innings.

Steve Waugh set the field for a bouncer and brought a man at forward short-leg. Glenn McGrath responded to the captain's ploy and banged a few short deliveries. Tendulkar was happy to leave those deliveries for the wicketkeeper to collect.

But the third ball of the nine over didn't rise as much as Tendulkar expected it to. The delivery by McGrath landed in the middle of the Adelaide pitch and the Indian batsman, thinking of it as a bouncer ducked.

However, the ball didn't rise and crashed on Tendulkar's shoulder who had ducked low in front of his stumps. All Australians went up for an LBW appeal and the umpire Daryll Harper raised his finger.

It was a freak dismissal as Tendulkar was given out 'shoulder before wicket'.