Umpires
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T20 World Cup 2026: ICC announces list of match officials, umpires for IND vs PAK clash confirmed
Cricket | Jan 30, 2026, 05:45 PM ISTThe International Cricket Council, on Friday, confirmed the appointments of match officials for the group stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. The mega event is starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka and 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires for the group stage matches.
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ICC announces equal match fee for female match officials in a landmark decision
Cricket | Nov 22, 2023, 07:59 AM ISTThe International Cricket Council (ICC) in its meeting in Ahmedabad took a few key decisions, the biggest of them being the equal pay for male and female umpires. The decision came as part of ICC's continued attempt to bring gender equality in the sport.
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Coronavirus impact: Cricket Australia reduce size of national umpire panel
Cricket | Jun 05, 2020, 03:04 PM ISTThe reduction in the number of umpires means the 10-member panel will have to officiate in more games than last season.
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Simon Fry, John Ward retire from elite umpiring
Cricket | Apr 17, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTAustralia's umpiring duo, Simon Fry and John Ward called time on its career.
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Women's BBL: Claire Polosak, Eloise Sheridan make umpiring history in Australia
Cricket | Dec 23, 2018, 05:37 PM ISTThis is not the first time Polosak is part of a historic milestone as she also was the first on-field female umpire to officiate a men's domestic game in Australia last year.
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Aleem Dar and Marais Erasmus to umpire Ashes opener
Cricket | Nov 15, 2017, 10:23 PM ISTDar will also officiate in the second Test in Adelaide, along with New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney, while Erasmus team up with Gaffaney for the third Test in Perth.
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After India TV sting, Pak Cricket Board bans two umpires
Cricket | Apr 14, 2013, 06:54 AM ISTKarachi, Apr 14: Pakistan Cricket Board today slapped bans on umpires Nadeem Ghouri and Anis Siddiqui for four and three years respectively after finding them guilty of corruption in an expose by India TV last
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Jayalalithaa wants Lankan players, umpires, officials out of IPL matches in Chennai
Cricket | Mar 30, 2013, 06:03 PM ISTChennai, Mar 26: As protests in support of the Sri Lankan Tamils continued, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said IPL matches would be permitted in the state only if there were no Sri Lankan
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Pakistan To Play At Home With Non Neutral Umpires
Cricket | Mar 08, 2012, 09:07 AM ISTDubai, Mar 8: A rule requiring neutral umpires at international matches could be suspended to facilitate a proposed tour of Pakistan by Bangladesh, an International Cricket Council committee said Wednesday.Pakistan has not hosted international cricket
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Pakistan Coach Khan In Favor Of Replay For Umpires
Cricket | Feb 03, 2012, 09:59 PM ISTDubai, Feb 3: Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan came out in support of technology in international cricket to rectify umpires' mistakes on Friday.Simon Taufel of Australia, one of the best umpires in the world, had three
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ICC Announces Umpires, Referees For World Cup Prelims
Cricket | Feb 04, 2011, 11:45 PM ISTDubai, Feb 2: England's Steve Davis and Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena will be the on-field umpires during the inaugural match of the ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Bangladesh to be played in Mirpur
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New Zealand Umpires Mistook No-Ball Motive
Cricket | Sep 16, 2010, 10:46 AM ISTWellington: New Zealand umpire Tony Hill said he and colleague Billy Bowden had thought Pakistan bowlers were deliberately bowling no-balls during last month's Test against England but didn't suspect a betting motive. Hill said in