Dubai, May 11 (IANS) India’s Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon are amongst the elite panel of match referees and umpires kept unchanged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2026‑27 international cricket season.The decision comes after an annual review and selection process was conducted comprehensively by the ICC’s Umpire Selection Panel, which determined that the current group of elite officials would continue in their roles, reflecting satisfaction with their strong contribut…
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Dubai, March 10 (IANS) India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was fined 15% of his match fee for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Arshdeep was found to have violated Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. This article concerns “throwing a ball (or any other cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an Internat…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) England duo of Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf have been named as on-field umpires for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final, to be played between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Illingworth will oversee his second successive T20 World Cup final, after having been on ground with Chris Gaffaney in the 2024 decider, where India beat South Africa by seven runs in Barbados. The appointment adds to Illingworth’s recent run of high-profil…
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) India’s Nitin Menon is among the elite panel of match officials named for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals scheduled on March 4 and 5.South Africa will go up against New Zealand in the first semi-final on March 4 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, while defending champions India will square off woth England in the second semifinal on March 5 in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf will serve as the on-field umpires for the first semifinal betwe…
Dubai, Jan 30 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the match officials for the group stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, beginning February 7.In total, 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires, and six will be match referees during the group stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.The officials for the Super Eight and knockout stages will be announced later.Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights will be the on-field umpires for the opening match between Pakist…