If the country's cricket fans anyhow forgot him for all the bad reasons, then the Sri Lankan, who recently returned to international fold after more than a year in the wilderness, made no mistake to revive the bitter memories in his first chance against the Tigers.

The 51-year old former Test cricketer simply brought back the Multan memories into the minds of millions after ruling down a confident Abdur Razzak lbw appeal against Mahendra Dhoni, the dashing India batsman who took away the game from Bangladesh on Thursday with a 91 not out.

TV replays suggested how badly he judged against the home side and just think that Dhoni, struck plumb in front, was then 10.

He has given a number of bad decisions against Bangladesh in the past but what was most pathetic the way he played a role to deny the Tigers tasting their first Test victory in Multan in 2003 after ruling downs a few close lbw appeals against then Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq, whose hundred helped the home side snatch a one-wicket victory from the jaws of defeat.

Once he was called 'a shocker' by a Caribbean newspaper after giving eight lamentable decisions during a Test match between Australia and West Indies in the Caribbean in 2003. He came to the spotlight again, also for all bad reasons, when he gave as many as four funny decisions during the Lahore Test between West Indies and Pakistan in 2006. That virtually saw his omission from the scene for a long time.

So, the common feeling would be whether Bangladesh can survive from the fingers of a man who was once very popular while playing club cricket in Dhaka.