Cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath have been featured in a humorous ad for an Eye Hospital that recalls one of the most contentious dismissals in cricket history. Fans are feeling nostalgic when Tendulkar posted the humorous ad on his X (formerly Twitter) page, which caught the pair joking together.
Sachin and McGrath recall infamous incident
Tendulkar cheekily brings up the disputed shoulder-before-wicket judgment from the 1999 Adelaide Test, which resulted in his controversial dismissal, to McGrath in the commercial. The renowned Indian batter adamantly maintains that the call was wrong and jokes that McGrath would benefit from an eye exam.
The two superstars' playful conversation has reignited debates about the event, with fans questioning whether umpire Daryl Harper made the correct call.
The Infamous shoulder before wicket incident
The aforementioned occurrence occurred during the 1999 Adelaide Test between Australia and India. Tendulkar dove under a ball that McGrath had delivered, thinking it was a bouncer. But instead of rising as it should have, the ball hit Tendulkar's left shoulder, which was in front of the stumps. Despite the fact that the ball never touched Tendulkar's bat or legs, umpire Daryl Harper declared him out leg-before-wicket (LBW) after McGrath filed an appeal.
At the time, the dismissal created a lot of controversy, with many contending that Tendulkar should not have been dismissed and that the decision was severe. Despite previous on-field rivalry, the two cricket players in the advertisement welcome the dispute with humour, demonstrating their camaraderie and regard for one another. Cricket fans, many of whom have pleasant memories of the intense India-Australia rivalry of the late 1990s and early 2000s, are feeling nostalgic after Tendulkar shared the advertisement.