#3. The umpiring blunders in Sydney 2008, India vs Australia
No other Test in the modern era saw as many umpiring errors as the Sydney Test between India and Australia.
The second Test of the series witnessed blunders of various enormities and on most occasions, the visitors were at the receiving end. Things started falling apart from the first day itself.
There were total 11 controversial decisions in the Test and eight went against the Indians. One of the biggest errors was committed by Steve Bucknor when he failed to see Andrew Symonds edging Ishant Sharma behind the wicket.
During India's second innings, Rahul Dravid was given caught behind when the ball hadn't touched his bat.The most controversial decision was Ganguly's wicket in the second innings. The left-hander was caught by Clarke in the gully region but the replays showed the ball had bounced before Clarke took the catch.
Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson were criticized heavily for their conduct of the game and judgment.
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