Former Indian chief selector MSK Prasad has denied a claim made by ex-Australian umpire Daryl Harper. In a recent press interview, Harper alleged that Prasad had once informed him that Sachin Tendulkar was in agreement with the divisive 'Shoulder Behind Wicket' LBW ruling during a meeting they had in 2018.
Responding to Harper, MSK Prasad noted that he had long carried a burden of guilt over that specific ruling. He mentioned that when Harper questioned him in 2018 about Sachin's perspective on the controversy, Prasad highlighted Sachin's integrity, stating that his habit of never questioning an umpire's call is what earned him his legendary status and made him a role model for cricketers everywhere.
One of the most polarizing moments in cricket history took place during a 1999 Test match in Adelaide, where Daryl Harper gave Sachin Tendulkar out LBW for a duck. The delivery, a bouncer from Glenn McGrath, dipped unexpectedly and hit Tendulkar on the shoulder as he tried to evade it. Following the rules of the time, Harper believed the ball was headed for the middle stump and dismissed him. The decision sparked an immediate and massive global media storm, remaining a point of contention for years.