Australian Simon Taufel today stood down from international umpiring after officiating in the World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the R Premadasa Stadium.
By Kushan Sarkar Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who is set to stand in his final international game during tomorrow's ICC World T20 final, termed the 2011 World Cup semi-final between India versus Pakistan as the "most exciting match" of his career.
By Kushan Sarkar
Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who is set to stand in his final international game during tomorrow's ICC World T20 final, termed the 2011 World Cup semi-final between India versus Pakistan as the "most exciting match" of his career.
Umpire Brune Oxenford has a less than ordinary record as a television umpire and one could have accepted the Michael Hussey bloomer as irritating, but expected. However, his putting the blame on technology may have queered the pitch forDecision Review System (DRS) — writes Arunabha Sengupta
Former Test umpire Daryl Harper described India's reservation to cricket's electronic eye as "ludicrous" and "frustrating" and said the BCCI is holding the world to ransom on UDRS in the presence of a weak ICC.
BCCI’s financial clout and bullying administration threatens to derail the game.
It is meant to cut down errors but former Australian umpire Daryl Harper believes technology is "not the aid it is claimed to be" for on-field officials in international cricket.
Controversial Australian umpire Daryl Harper, who was criticised by the Indians for his poor decisions during the first Test against the West Indies, on Friday hit back at captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, accusing him of trying to intimidate him during the match.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team-mates drew flak from the ICC for their criticism of Australian umpire Daryl Harper with the game's governing body saying it was "unfair and unjust" on an elite official.
Australian cricket fraternity has slamed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its "inaction" against India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose criticism of Daryl Harper led to the umpire's withdrawal from the third Test against the West Indies.
Australian umpire Daryl Harper has admitted that he committed errors while officiating in the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies but said Indian players too did not play in the spirit of the game.