Recently, cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath teamed up for a humorous ad for Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital that referred to McGrath’s unusual ‘shoulder-before-wicket’ dismissal of Tendulkar within the Adelaide Test in 1999.
The duo have interaction in a playful banter, debating the dismissal. Tendulkar, who insists the choice was incorrect, cheekily suggests a watch check-up for McGrath.
Now, former Australian umpire Daryl Harper, who adjudicated that Tendulkar was out, has written a heat electronic mail to the hospital, saying that he enjoyed watching the ad and persisting that he’d made the proper name.
“Cricket is such an amazing game and who would have thought that my decision a quarter of a century ago would still feature in 2025? Of course, it wasn’t Glenn’s eyesight that was responsible for that controversial decision. It was mine. I am still satisfied that my eyesight enabled me to make the correct decision,” he has written within the electronic mail.
Fondly recalling his visits to India, together with as an umpire for the primary three editions of the IPL, he’s additionally shared his favorite photograph with Tendulkar.
“I umpired Sachin in more than twenty Tests, including against England immediately after the horrible terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008. I have attached a favourite photo of mine with Sachin, taken after he scored his forty-first Test century in that memorable Test with England in Chennai. This was nine years after that infamous decision and you can see that we were still on good terms,” reads the e-mail.
Published – February 20, 2025 09:08 pm IST
