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 London,
Sept 9: Rahul Dravid has promised to include his observations on
umpiring during the NatWest ODI series in captain's report after
the erroneous decision against Sachin Tendulkar cost India
dearly in the seventh and deciding one-day cricket match against
England on Saturday.
Umpire Aleem Dar's dubious decision cut short Tendulkar's stint
at the crease and the star batsman returned to pavilion with
just 30 runs to his credit in his final game at the Lord's where
India lost the match by seven wickets and the series by 3-4
margin.
"Sachin has been in good form and he was really batting well. We
needed a big partnership that didn't happen. We've had some poor
decisions and it's disappointing when decisions don't go your
way in a close series such as this one," Dravid said.
"We have the ICC's review committee that
makes note of these things. Besides, there is the captain's
report that I will submit," he said. This was not the first time
that Tendulkar had been done in by poor umpiring on the just
concluded tour. In the second ODI, he was ruled out at 99 and
met similar fate in Tests too. The Indian captain, however, said
he was against the use of technology in the game because it was
not good enough yet.
"Technology is just not good enough at the
moment. It's not good for fine edges, snicks or leg before
decisions. But it can be used for line decisions and that's
where it should stay," he said. But Dravid also said he was
convinced that he was out caught behind after coming back and
watching the television replays. "I didn't feel it (the inside
edge) but when I came back and had a look again, the technology
suggested that I had nicked it and I have to accept it. Maybe, I
didn't feel it but I can't argue with the snickometer," Dravid
said referring to his caught behind dismissal against Andrew
Flintoff.
Looking back on the game, he accepted that
India's batting failure led to the heavy defeat. "We didn't play
well. It was disappointing not to get more runs. We didn't get
the partnerships going. We should have been defending more than
187 but it was not to be. "We just didn't get enough runs. A
score of around 250 would have given us a chance." Dravid
underlined that Flintoff's presence makes a huge difference to
England. "He obviously makes a huge difference to the England
side. It's pretty obvious that he makes a huge impact." Dravid
signed off saying, England were the deserving winners. "The 4-3
result is a true reflection of the series. We always had our
backs to the wall but we fought back well. England was slightly
better side than us in the one-day format of the game," he said.
(Agencies)
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