India Vs Australia Looking Back  

Following all the drama in Sydney, Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting scrapped the pre-series catching agreement. The captains had agreed before the series to take the word of the fielders on contentious catches. However, with what transpired on the field with the Australians, India were forced to discard it mid-way

Apart from Sourav Ganguly’s century, Sachin Tendulkar was again at the receiving of a horrendous umpiring decision, just like in the previous tour. In 1999, he was given out LBW by Daryl Harper. This time, it was West Indian Steve Bucknor, who raised the dreaded finger wrongly, sending back Tendulkar for a three-ball duck. Both India and Australian media slammed Bucknor for his decision

'The toughest series without any doubt was in 1999 when we went to Australia and they had a great side. In a team of 11, you had literally seven to eight match winners and the rest were also very good. That was a team which dominated world cricket for a number of years. They had their own style of playing, very aggressive,' Sachin Tendulkar had said on India's tour to Australia in 1999-2000