The drama involving Mike Hussey’s stumping that eventually culminated in the umpires calling the Australian batsman back did not leave Mahendra Singh Dhoni a pleased man.
The Indian skipper made his displeasure obvious in the post-match press do. “It’s difficult to be an umpire if you are on the field. But if you are sitting in an air-conditioned room, and have the luxury of replays in front of you and your own time, then the umpire shouldn’t take more than a minute or so to press the right button. There are different emotions going on in the field.
“All of sudden, you are happy because a batsman got out and after two seconds, we come to know that they pressed the wrong button. It’s not really a joke. If you are sitting in an air-conditioned room, make sure you are pressing the right button,” Dhoni told newsmen on Sunday.
However, Dhoni said he wasn’t pursuing the matter further. “The umpire just committed a mistake. When I got out a couple of times in the West Indies off no-balls, an entirely different ball was shown to the third umpire, so I could have been called back, and I would have loved that.
“If it’s consistent, most of the errors are taken care of. I am happy if a batsman gets the benefit. It doesn’t matter if it’s an Australian or Indian or someone else. As long as they are consistent with it, I don’t have any issue.”
