English umpire Mark Benson was replaced on the field by India’s Amish Saheba as the former fell sick last night and could not perform his duties in the opening One-Day International between India and Australia here on Sunday.Saheba was originally nominated as the third umpire but had to perform on-field duty following the late withdrawal of ICC Elite Panel umpire Benson.This meant two officials from...
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India-Australia series got off to a cracker in Vadodara but the only thing missing from the first ODI was the element of neutrality. It was officiated by an all-Indian umpiring crew. Mark Benson, the nominated neutral umpire, was unfit to take field on Sunday.According to BCCI and the ICC, the English umpire fell ill on night before the first match. He was replaced by Amish Saheba who did the on-field...
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umpires are appointed one on each end (bowlers end and strikers end) to control the game. The umpires shall take positions from where they can easily see any act upon which their decision may be required. The umpire at the strikers end may elect to stand on the off instead of leg side of the pitch. The umpires shall change the ends after each side has had one innings.The umpire should ensure that the...
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English umpires, Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth, have been promoted to the ICC International Panel with immediate effect.Kettleborough and Illingworth, who joined the ECB's first-class umpires list in 2006, will join their county colleagues Nigel Llong and Ian Gould on the International Panel. Llong has stood in six Test matches since joining the panel four seasons ago and will officiate...
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ICC umpire of the year Aleem Dar is in favour of using Umpires Decision Referral System in international cricket and says the authority of the on-field officials will remain same even if the role of technology gets bigger in making decisions.The eminent Pakistani umpire was speaking at a function oraganised in his honour by the Karachi City Cricket Association for winning the ICC best umpire of the...
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International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field."I know some umpires don't agree with this system but I think it will help reduce the chances of mistakes made on the field," The Daily Times quoted Dar, as saying.Talking to media persons on the sidelines...
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Karachi: International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council`s (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field."I know some umpires don`t agree with this system but I think it will help reduce the chances of mistakes made on the field," The Daily Times quoted Dar, as saying.Talking to media persons on...
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tried and tested new umpires review system will come into effect with the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Pakistan starting in Dunedin from Wednesday.The umpires review system, which is known as Decision Review System (DRS), will also be used for the Australia-West Indies Test series starting in Brisbane from Thursday.The DRS has received a thumbs-up from all players and umpires and also...
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Sanjay Hazare on Saturday made a premature ODI debut as an on-field umpire, while Sri Lankan match official Ashoka de Silva will fly in soon to officiate in the remainder of the India-Australia series.Cricket Board (BCCI) chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty told PTI that even though Hazare was scheduled to make his debut in the sixth match of the series, the suddento reduce the pressure on...
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International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field."I know some umpires don't agree with this system but I think it will help reduce the chances of mistakes made on the field," The Daily Times quoted Dar, as saying.Talking to media persons on the sidelines...
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