Despite widespread calls for Steve Bucknor to retire, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has backed the West Indian to complete his term as an Elite Panel umpire, which ends in 2011.
Australia has demanded an explanation from the ICC over its decision to sack umpire Darrell Hair.
West Indies' all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during his side's ODI against Australia in St Vincent on Tuesday. The penalty was handed down by Roshan Mahanama of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees following a hearing that took place after the match which Australia won by 84 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Tabarak Dar's side was ruled to be one over short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.
'If you want to be successful as an umpire, you've got to go through the umpiring mill,' says former international umpire V K Ramaswamy.
Rahul Dravid's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the scheduled finish of the Ireland innings, an International Cricket Council statement said.
The West Indies bowler was found guilty of using inappropriate language by Match Referee Alan Hurst during the fourth Test against England.
Pakistan lodged six charges against umpire Darrell Hair in their complaint with the ICC.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said he wants the Australian to continue umpiring at the top level.
ICC match referee Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel imposed the fines after Mahela Jayawardene's side was ruled to be two overs short of its target in the second ODI against India.
West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor has alleged that TV crews doctor images to show umpires in poor light and favour popular batsmen
The former India speedster will join former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and Australia's Alan Hurst in the panel.
India's Rohit Sharma and Darren Bravo of the West Indies have both been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fee for verbally engaging with each other in a manner that was not in keeping with the spirit of the game during the final day's play in the third Test.
The former Team India spearhead will be in charge of Sri Lanka's two-Test and five-ODI series in New Zealand.
The ICC announced the expansion of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires on Friday.
The former India fast bowler will make his debut as the latest member of the Emirates Elite Panel of match referees when he takes charge of the Test series later this month.
Darrell Hair has rejected an offer to be on the ECB's reserve umpires panel for the coming season.
Darell Hair is considering legal action against the ICC and has hired a leading lawyer from the Marylebone Cricket Club.
The last Indian umpire on the Elite panel was former Test captain and spinner S Venkataraghavan, whose final assignment was during Australia's visit to Sri Lanka in March 2003.
Darrell Hair said he was encouraged by the ICC to make an offer to quit as an umpire following the ball-tampering furore.
The Australian said his decision to ask for $500,000 to quit his role as an umpire is not a panic reaction to vents at the Oval.
While Chris Broad will be the match referee for the five-match ODI series.
The Australian was the clear winner of the trophy ahead of Pakistan's Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen of South Africa.
There were times when MS Dhoni let emotions get the better of him.
The Pakistan umpire missed the second Ashes Test as he had to be with his wife following the premature birth of their baby boy.
India's team manager, Vinod Phadke, has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of making inappropriate comments about umpire Vineet Kulkarni ahead of Wednesday's second One-Day International against South Africa in Indore.
The Englishman will end an illustrious 40-year career as a player and international umpire with the ODI between England and Australia at the Brit Oval on July 12.
The award is presented to the team which has best conducted itself on the field within the spirit of the game.
Daryl Harper and an Indian umpire will officiate on-field during the five-match series, from November 16-28.
Jason Holder was previously found guilty of the same offence during the Jamaica Test against Pakistan in April.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was reprimanded by the ICC for celebrating aggressively after taking a wicket during the first Twenty20 International against Australia in Adelaide, on Tuesday.
The incident happened in the 50th over when TV cameras caught Shanaka picking the seam of the ball.
ICC names officials for the three-Test and six ODI series between India and Pakistan.
Rizwan-ul Haq is the only Indian in the elite list of referees drawn up by the Asian Football\nConfederation for this year.
Australia and South Africa have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during their first One-day International at the WACA.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended from his team's upcoming two games in the Nidahas T20 Trophy
Bangladesh have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their World Twenty20 Super 10 group match which they lost to hosts India by a mere one run in Bengaluru.
