Steve Waugh has been the most reliable batsman in the world
cricket for a long time. He always delivers when it matters the most. Australian
captaincy has only made his resolve stronger to dig deep into his big reserve
of concentration and apply himself to the job. He made a gritty 47 (1 six, 4
fours) helping Hayden add 123 runs for the fourth wicket partnership before
tragedy struck. Steve Waugh went for a sweep off Harbhajan Singh, missed the
shot and the ball hit him on the pads; the Indians were up in arms, appealing
for lbw; the ball bounced off the pads and was on its way to the stumps. Hayden
screamed out from the non strikers end, "watch out!". Stephen Rodger Waugh turned
around instantly and parried the ball away using has hands. Umpire AV Jayaprakash
did not have any doubt in ruling him out, 'handled the ball'. Waugh had to make
the long lonely walk back to the pavilion...