Umpire Asoka de Silva dropped from key World Cup games

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Asoka de Silva was originally marked for the England-West Indies match on Thursday and third umpire for the India-West Indies game, de Silva will no more officiate these crucial ties. 

Asoka de Silva has been under fire for poor umpiring

 

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Mumbai: Mar 17, 2011 

 

International umpire Asoka de Silva has been dropped from umpiring in some key World Cup games. 

 

The Sri Lankan umpire was criticised for giving batsman Gary Wilson out lbw even after reviewing the decision twice in Ireland’s loss to West Indies in Mohali last Friday.

 

Asoka de Silva was originally marked for the England-West Indies match on Thursday and third umpire for the India-West Indies game, de Silva will no more officiate in these crucial ties. 

 

Instead, he will be the fourth umpire in the Ireland – Netherlands match on Friday, and will stand as an on-field umpire for the Zimbabwe-Kenya game on Sunday, according to ICC’s revised schedule. 

 

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