Saheba, Tarapore to officiate in World Cup

December 12th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS  

Dubai, Dec 12 (IANS) Indian umpires Amiesh Saheba and Shavir Tarapore were among the six named by the International Cricket Council (ICC), in addition to the 12 elite panel umpires, for next year’s World Cup in the subcontinent.Umpires Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong (England), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), are the four others in the list.

“The six have been named to stand alongside the members of the ICC elite panel during the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup,” ICC said in a press statement Sunday.

“These six have been identified as emerging and talented match officials, who have already officiated at the international level with experience of conditions in the subcontinent and are now ready to umpire at cricket’s flagship event.”

The umpires in the ICC Emirates Elite Panel are Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Billy Doctrove, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf, Asoka de Silva, Simon Taufel and Rod Tucker.

Enamul Hoque-Moni of Bangaldesh has been named as the reserve umpire for the tournament. He will officiate during the warm-up phase of the tournament and will be available, if required, during the event proper.

The match referees for the event will be: Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Roshan Mahanama and Andy Pycroft (all from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC match referees).

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