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umpire
Mon, December 17 2018
Virat Kohli, Tim Paine come close to chest bumping in Perth before umpire interrupts
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine on Monday resumed their verbal duel, forcing on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney to warn both the players on the fourth morning of the second Test.
Thu, November 08 2018
MCC delivers its verdict on bowler’s 360-degree bowling action
The law only states if an offence is made to distract the batsman, rather than the batter actually getting distracted.
Thu, November 08 2018
Left-arm ‘swirling’ around bowling action stumps the umpire
A left arm spinner, bowling around the wicket trudged along to deliver the ball, only to swirl 360 degree, before bowling a normal delivery.
Fri, October 13 2017
The day MV Nagendra could not help raising his finger
MV Nagendra’s explanation for ruling Mike Brearley out wrongly remains an all-time classic.
Thu, August 17 2017
Umpiring Conundrums in cricket 11: Who caught the ball?
There can be some situations in cricket, very legitimate ones, that might confuse the most diligent followers of the game. In this series we look at several such scenarios.
Thu, May 25 2017
DRS likely to be used in T20Is; Umpires to get rights to send off indiscipline cricketers
The ICC also stated that the Cricket Committee also considered the new Laws of Cricket (2017 Code) and has recommended the adoption of the majority of the changes to the Laws.
Sun, July 17 2016
BCCI dissatisfied with Simon Taufel’s services
Many voices inside BCCI feel, Taufel has not done justice to his pay, who was appointed in 2013.
Sun, July 10 2016
Indian umpires receive approx INR 40 lakh each for IPL 2016
The talk over cricketers' earning have always been there but one barely speaks about the payment of umpire's.
Fri, July 08 2016
Former Pakistan cricketer and umpire Javed Akhtar dies aged 75
Javed Akhtar played a solitary Test for Pakistan against England in 1962
Sun, August 04 2013
Umpire Desraj passes away at 70
Former Umpire Desraj, who stood in a one-day international between Australia and Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad in 1998 during the Pepsi Tri Series, passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest in Pune.