Steve Bucknor admitted that giving Sachin Tendulkar out LBW in the 2003 Brisbane Test was a mistake. The ball from Jason Gillespie was too high, but Bucknor lifted his finger. Tendulkar was shocked but, true to his nature, walked off. That decision, said the Jamaican umpire, now 79, had hounded him his entire career. More than two decades—that’s how long a decision can follow you as an international umpire. Especially if a superstar is at the receiving end. Nitin Menon would know. Though not quite of Bucknor’s vintage, the former batter from Indore has had to deal with a few superstars himself. “In that series (India-England Test series, 2020), a very big player wanted to get inside my head, provoke me or dominate me,” said Menon. “But in the earlier Tests, I had made it clear—not by talking to him, but by doing my job—that if he created any nuisance, I would take action as per the law.”