Umpire

Shahid Afridi expresses displeasure after umpire refuses to take cap during PSL match

The former Pakistan captain, who is playing for Multan Sultans in the ongoing Pakistan Super League here, was not happy on Tuesday night when, during their match against Peshawar Zalmi, the umpires refused to take his cap when he came on to bowl.

Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford announces retirement from international cricket after 15-year long career

A regular member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires since 2012, Oxenford officiated in 62 Test matches, the last of which was the final game of the Australia-India series in Brisbane.

Simon Taufel on banning switch-hit: It's impossible to officiate change of grip, stance

Earlier this week, former Australian skipper Ian Chappell had suggested the ICC to ban switch-hitting saying the shot is "blatantly unfair" to the bowlers and the fielding team.

Simon Taufel recounts conversation with Sachin Tendulkar after wrong umpiring decision during India-England Test in 2007

Sachin was batting on 91 during an India-England Test at Trent Bridge in 2007 when he faced a ball by Paul Collingwood. As the bowling side appealed for an LBW (leg before wicket), Taufel was at the helm and raised his finger.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Umpiring fraternity raise funds for fellow umpires and scorers

With cricket matches suspended in the city owing to the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a lot of local umpires and scorers, who are solely dependent on it, are facing financial problems.

TV Umpires to call all front-foot no-balls in select limited-overs series on trial basis, says ICC

In the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, the on-field match officials were criticised as they had missed calling a no-ball in the match between West Indies and Australia

Kumar Dharmasena admits 'error' in World Cup 2019 final overthrow controversy, doesn't regret decision

Umpire Kumar Dharmasena says he made an error in judgement by awarding England six runs for a freak overthrow which deflected off the bat of Ben Stokes

Australia's Claire Polosak becomes first woman umpire to stand in men's ODI match

Australia's Claire Polosak creates history as the first woman umpire ever to stand in a men's One-Day International. She took the field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2

IPL 2019, RCB vs MI: Lasith Malinga's unnoticed no ball brings the role of technology and broadcaster into focus

With rich technology available, it should have been possible to ensure that the umpiring error, off the final ball of the game where Malinga's no ball went unnoticed, critical to the outcome of the game, was corrected quickly.

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: It's not Cheteshwar Pujara’s fault that BCCI does not have enough quality umpires

The standard of umpiring in Indian domestic cricket has been poor for many seasons now. The most popular quote that captures the state of affairs possibly came from Parthiv Patel. Wrongly given out during Gujarat’s Irani Cup clash against Rest of India in 2017-18, the stump microphone caught him saying, “Umpiring karte kyon ho? – why do you even umpire?”