Umpire
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ICC announces 12 elite panel umpires list for 2025-26 season, Michael Gough and Joel Wilson removed
Cricket | Mar 25, 2025, 05:22 PM ISTICC has included 12 umpires in the elite list for the 2025-26 season. Michael Gough and Joe Wilson have been dropped from the previous list. They have been replaced by Alex Wharf and Allahuddien Palekar from South Africa and England, respectively.
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WATCH: Kohli gets involved in heated exchange with umpire after doubts on DRS call during RCB vs DC
Cricket | May 13, 2024, 03:23 PM ISTVirat Kohli's friendly tryst with Ishant Sharma may have gone viral but the former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain was in the mood against the Delhi Capitals as it was a must-win clash and after every wicket he would celebrate aggressively and even was in umpire's face regarding a call.
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Umpires thrown out of ground, arrested in T20 league after alleging owner of non-payment
Cricket | Dec 31, 2023, 02:42 PM ISTThe inaugural edition of American Premier League (APL) is in the news for all the wrong reasons and apparently, the owner of the competition called the police to arrest the umpires who refused to officiate of non-payment. Bizarre scenes unfolded ahead of the semifinals of the tournament.
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Umpire saves boundary for India after being hit by ball, escapes nasty injury | Viral video
Cricket | Dec 04, 2023, 12:03 AM ISTIndia achieved another thrilling win to complete a magnificent 4-1 series against Australia in the fifth and final game in Bengaluru on Sunday, December 3. Arshdeep Singh walked away with applause by defending 9 runs in the final over. But he not only saved runs for India, but also the umpire.
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Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen passes away in car crash
Cricket | Aug 09, 2022, 10:19 PM ISTIndia's former star batter Virender Sehwag also wrote a heartfelt message for Koertzen on Twitter.
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Top Indian umpires honing third umpiring skills through simulation activities amid lockdown
Cricket | Apr 23, 2020, 03:26 PM ISTICC International Panel umpires such as Nitin Menon, Anil Chaudhary, C Shamshuddin and Virender Sharma are keeping up the pace through online tutorials.
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Ranji Trophy final: Umpire Yashwant Barde called in as replacement for injured Shamshuddin
Cricket | Mar 10, 2020, 01:50 PM ISTShamshuddin did not take the field on day two after the pain aggravated overnight and he went for a check-up in a local hospital on Tuesday morning.
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Nitin Menon only Indian, record six women in ICC match-officials' list for women's T20 World Cup
Cricket | Feb 12, 2020, 01:24 PM ISTAs announced earlier, India's GS Lakshmi will become the first woman match referee at a global ICC event.
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Anil Chaudhary only Indian in list of umpires for U-19 World Cup
Cricket | Jan 08, 2020, 03:46 PM ISTAnil Chaudhary, 54, has so far officiated in 20 ODIs and 27 T20 Internationals including the ongoing series between India and Sri Lanka.
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Umpire dies in Pakistan after suffering heart attack on ground
Cricket | Oct 07, 2019, 10:10 PM ISTNaseem Sheikh suffered a heart attack while standing in a match of a lawyers' tournament at the TMC ground and was rushed to the hospital.
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English umpire Ian Gould to retire after India's World Cup clash against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Jul 06, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTIan Gould will finish his career having umpired in 74 Tests, while the India versus Sri Lanka match in Leeds is his 140th ODI.
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Sanctions unlikely for under-fire Sundaram Ravi and C Nandan due to lack of umpires in IPL 2019
Cricket | Mar 29, 2019, 03:28 PM ISTThere is speculation in the BCCI that Ravi and Nandan may not be used in the playoff games of IPL but it's a very preliminary thought since overseas umpires like Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney are around.
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Watch: Umpire Paul Reiffel hospitalised after being hit by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s throw during Ind-Eng Test
Cricket | Dec 08, 2016, 04:48 PM ISTThe Aussie umpire Paul Reiffel was today rushed to the hospital after Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s loopy throw from the deep caught him off guard. Umpire Paul was officiating in the fourth India versus England Test at
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Umpire Sundaram Ravi retained in ICC elite panel, Shamshuddin elevated
Cricket | Jun 07, 2016, 06:56 PM ISTIndian umpire Sundaram Ravi was on Tuesday retained in the International Cricket Council (ICC) elite panel for his impressive track record
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Aussie umpire who lost five teeth wants ICC to allow helmets
Cricket | Nov 10, 2015, 06:54 PM ISTSydney: Sydney-based umpire Karl Wentzel has said the pink ball and super bats designed to hit the ball hard should force the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address the need for umpires to wear protective
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S Ravi replaces Aleem Dar for 4th India-South Africa ODI
Cricket | Oct 20, 2015, 10:50 PM ISTDubai: In a protocol deviation, India's S Ravi today replaced Aleem Dar as the umpire for the fourth cricket one-dayer between India and South Africa in Chennai after the Pakistani official had to be withdrawn
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Hockey umpire Raghuprasad completes 100 matches
Hockey | Jun 25, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTAntwerp: Indian hockey umpire Raghuprasad R.V. achieved a personal milestone in his career when he officiated his 100th international match here.Raghuprasad was one of the umpires during the Australia vs Pakistan match at the ongoing
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Umpire dies in Israeli cricket match after being struck on the head by a ball
Cricket | Dec 01, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTAn Israeli cricket umpire has died after being hit by a ball during a league match in the city of Ashdod, the Israel Cricket Association has announced. Former national team captain Hillel Oscar was officiating in
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Billy Bowden returns to Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Cricket | May 01, 2014, 02:57 PM ISTDubai: New Zealand's Billy Bowden has made a return to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires replacing Tony Hill.This was the only change from last year as the International Cricket Council (ICC) named the panel
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Sachin fans took to twitter against umpire Nigel Llong
Cricket | Nov 07, 2013, 03:52 PM ISTKolkata: If Twitteratis are to be believed, it will be a long shot for umpire Nigel Llong to get out of the country without facing irate fans of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar who was given