Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket Australia reduce size of national umpire panel as part of its cost-cutting measures
• 5 years agoCricket Australia on Friday decided not to replace retired umpires Simon Fry and John Ward in its 12-member national panel for the upcoming season as part of its cost-cutting measures to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Veteran umpire coach Denis Burns hails promotion of Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi to ICC development panel
• 5 years agoBurns has been conducting online discussions, video simulations with a large group of Indian umpires, including Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi during this coronavirus-forced break.
India's S Ravi excluded from ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season; Michael Gough and Joel Wilson included in list
• 6 years agoGough and Wilson have been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by the selection panel consisting of ICC General Manager - Cricket, Geoff Allardice, former player and now commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon.
India's Javagal Srinath, Sundaram Ravi retained in ICC's elite panel of match officials
• 7 years agoThe retention of the panel, for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, was done following the annual review and selection process, the ICC said in a statement.
Billy Bowden's umpiring days virtually over after getting axed from NZC's international panel
• 9 years agoFlamboyant New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden may have stood in his last international match after being dropped from New Zealand Cricket international panel.
In last five-six years, standard of Indian umpires has gone up because of IPL: S Ravi
Fp Archives • 10 years agoOnly the second Indian to be inducted into the ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires, Sundaram Ravi feels many of his compatriots are on the verge of breaking into the top bracket after improving their skills by officiating in the IPL.