The International Cricket Council on Thursday confirmed that Emirates Elite Panel umpire Billy Doctrove has announced his retirement from umpiring.
An ICC spokesman said Billy Doctrove's absence had nothing to do with the Oval Test controversy.
Doctrove is scheduled to officiate in the ODI series between hosts South Africa and India starting on Sunday.
The Super League semi-finals will be the first matches in the tournament to make use of a third umpire.
Rudy Koertzen will stand in place New Zealander Billy Bowden in the second Test between India and Pakistan.
No Indian features in the International Cricket Council's umpires' panel for the 2012-13 season in which England's Nigel Llong was named the replacement for the recently-retired Billy Doctrove on Monday.
The controversial Decision Referral System was in the focus again when TV umpire Bruce Oxenford upheld Billy Doctrove's leg-before-wicket decision against Steve Tikolo during the Kenya-Canada tie in New Delhi, although replays showed the batsman got an edge onto his pads.
The ICC appointed Allan Hurst and Chris Broad as match referees for India's Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka respectively.
Sri Lankan Roshan Mahanama will be the Match Referee for India's three-match Test series against South Africa starting in Chennai next week.
Is Darrell Hair the villain of the piece again?
The return leg match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings was called off after heavy downpour ruled out any possibility of having even a curtailed match.
Kiwi middle order batsman Kane Williamson believes the umpires' decision to declare him not out, when Alviro Petersen had caught him during the last day of the final Test, was right, as the catch was 'debatable'.
The scandals that have plagued recent series with Pakistan must be forgotten when England play them in the United Arab Emirates later this month, captain Andrew Strauss said on Monday.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan accused Australian umpire Darrell Hair of acting like a "mini Hitler".
Stung by the umpiring bloopers in the second Ashes Test, Australian media on Monday spit venom on match officials, seeking the sacking of Rudy Koertzen and flaying the other "circus clown" Billy Doctrove.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said Hair should apologise if he "has some respect for moral values".
Javed Miandad said the four-match ban on Inzamam was an expected one given the seriousness of the issue.
The charges follow Pakistan's decision to stay in the dressing room after the tea interval on the fourth day of the fourth Test against England at The Oval last month.
Former captain Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for removing team manager Zaheer Abbas in the wake of last month's Oval test fiasco.
Tuesday's fourth and penultimate One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka was called off without a ball being bowled due to intermittent rain in Colombo. The day-night match, at the R Premadasa stadium, will be played on Wednesday, the reserve day.
The ICC announced the expansion of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires on Friday.
Peter Siddle claimed the key wicket of Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf with the second last ball of the day to leave Pakistan struggling on 109 for 4 at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at the MCG on Sunday.
The cricket boards of Pakistan and England have resolved the financial dispute that arose after the forfeited Oval Test on Pakistan's tour to England in 2006. Umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove ruled Pakistan had forfeited the fourth Test at the Oval, as the visitors had refused to come out after tea on the fourth day in protest at being docked five runs for alleged ball tampering.
The ICC found the two South Africa bowlers guilty of "excessive appealing" during the third ODI against West Indies.
The umpires inspect the ground at 1300 IST before deciding on resumption of play in the first Test between India and Bangladesh.
Pakistan had demanded not to appoint Australian umpire Darrell Hair for its future games after his role in the forfeited fourth Test against England.
England were awarded the final Test as Pakistan refused to return to the field after umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove imposed a five-run penalty against them for ball-tampering and changed the ball.
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.
The Australian umpire defended his decision to penalise Pakistan in the fourth Test against England, saying he would fight any move to oust him.
Meanwhile, Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said he had considered resigning over the fiasco.
The ban was imposed by ICC Match Referee John Morrison and means that Rayudu will miss the match against Pakistan on 29 February.
Factbox on major ball-tampering incidents in international cricket in the wake of South Africa being penalised five runs during the second test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday for attempting to alter the state of the ball:
Former Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has finally opened up on the Oval Gate scandal and has blamed ex-captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for letting the PCB and Pakistan cricket down.
Factbox on major ball-tampering incidents in cricket
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