The Marylebone Cricket Club, custodians of cricket laws, is likely to review the overthrow rules in the aftermath of the controversy that rocked the just-concluded World Cup final between New Zealand and England.
England were 43-0 in their second innings after dismissing India for 481 on Day 3 of the second Test.
Former New Zealand player Jeff Crowe has been named the match-referee during India's tour of West Indies
The International Cricket Council has also named David Shepherd, Simon Taufel and Rudi Koertzen to officiate in the one-day and Test series between India and Pakistan.
Sri Lanka qualified for the final of the three-nation ODI tournament in Pakistan after their match with Zimbabwe was called off due to overnight rain.
The throw from the deep that ricocheted off Ben Stokes' bat to the boundary during the World Cup final, will be reviewed in September, the custodians of the game's laws -- Marylebone Cricket Club said.
England legend and commentator Geoffrey Boycott has slammed South African curators for being 'too kind' to India in the recent Test series, saying that had be been the captain of the African side, he would have 'strangled' the groundsmen.
Virender Sehwag is one of four leading cricketers chosen by the International Cricket Council as its ambassadors for 2010-2011. The ICC has chosen five ambassadors, including Australian umpire Simon Taufel, for the year, during which its flagship event, the ODI World Cup, will be jointly staged by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara, Paul Collingwood and Michael Clarke are the other ambassadors.
'When cricketers, coaches, captains, managers, franchise owners focus on the prize, they forget the process.' 'You can't win every game. Getting better is all about making mistakes.'
On-field umpires of ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match between Pakistan and New Zealand, Simon Taufel (Australia) and Ian Gould (England) have apologized to Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal for their faulty leg before decision.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) might do away with the concept of neutral umpires by this year's Ashes as it feels the Decision Review System would clear the decks for officials to stand in matches featuring their home country.
Dismissing suggestions that umpiring in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand was biased, ICC elite panel umpire Aleem Dar said mistakes are bound to happen from match officials as they too are human beings. The Pakistan umpire also came in support of his colleague Simon Taufel, who was openly criticised by a senior member of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Match referee Chris Broad walked around in a blood stained shirt while umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis looked dazed, just hours after an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team touring Pakistan on Tuesday. While they're used to dealing with incredible pressure in the cauldron of international cricket, nothing prepared the officials for this.
Umpires Simon Taufel and Ian Howell will carry out an inspection of the ground at 1245 local time (1715 IST) before deciding when play can begin.
The England batsman went into the record books for the wrong reasons, thanks to an umpiring error by Simon Taufel.
Umpires had called skipper Younis Khan to express concerns about the condition of the ball during their match against Sri Lanka.
Ganguly firmly believed that this concept will help Test cricket regain its popularity in the sub-continent
After a delay of over four hours because of a wet outfield umpires the umpires declared that play will commence at 1500 local time (1730 IST).
'It is one of those things that every day, often, you are having small conversations about it'
The former Team India spearhead will be in charge of Sri Lanka's two-Test and five-ODI series in New Zealand.
Pakistan's Shabbir Ahmed and Shoaib Malik were pulled up for suspect bowling actions after the first Test against England.
England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard was reported for excessive appealing as he celebrated the dismissal of Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt.
Dharamsena had signalled to add six runs to England's total, instead of five, when Martin Guptill's throw from the deep raced to the boundary ropes after being deflected off the bat of a diving Ben Stokes.
Continuous rain throughout the morning and afternoon forced umpires Simon Taufel and Asad Rauf to call off play 20 minutes after tea on the penultimate day.
It was 15 minutes of total confusion as TV replays of Dhoni's catch were inconclusive.
Both finalists could not be separated at the end of regular play as well as the Super Over, but England were crowned champions because they had a superior boundary count.
Pakistan all rounder Shoaib Malik will consult a bio-mechanics expert in Australia in a bid to remove any flaws in his bowling action.
Sources close to the team said the off spinner was reported by umpires Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar after Pakistan lost the triangular tournament final to Sri Lanka.
New Zealand were 190 for 5, 255 runs ahead of England, at the end of day three in the third Test.
The Sir Lanka fast bowler had showed dissent in the opening \n\ngame of the triangular\n\nseries against Pakistan.
ICC names officials for the three-Test and six ODI series between India and Pakistan.
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