The ICC announced the Emirates Elite Panel of umpires for 2014-2015, commencing from July 1, following the annual review and selection process.
The International Cricket Council Board decided to expand the Elite Panel of Umpires from 10 to 12 to cope with the busy international schedule.
Bruce Oxenford will be replacing Simon Taufel on the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from November 1, the ICC announced on Wednesday.
Chris Gaffaney and Sundaram Ravi were promoted from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, where they replaced Billy Bowden and the retiring Steve Davis.
Emirates Elite Panel Umpires David Shepherd and Rudi Koertzen were today honoured with a new ICC award for passing the landmark of 100 One-Day International matches.
Former Pakistan player Wasim Raja's contract was not renewed.
The International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires will not have an Indian representation after Sundaram Ravi got the axe.
Menon to officiate in his fourth T20WC, Padmanabhan to make his debut
India's Nitin Menon on Monday became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England's Nigel Llong. The 36-year-old, who has officiated in three Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the third from India to make it to the prestigious group after former captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi, who was axed last year.
India have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second ODI in Raipur.
Tanmay and Ajitesh: Once Kohli's U-19 lieutenants are on-field umpires for Australia A series
Afghanistan spinners Ahmad, Rahman reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
The incident occurred after teammate Karim Janat declined a run opportunity during the final over of Afghanistan's innings.
Former Australia batsman David Boon will quit his job as Australian national selector to replace retiring compatriot Alan Hurst on the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of Match Referees in July.
India's Nitin Menon and Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena will officiate the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on October 5.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for penalising only England for slow over rates during the third Test against India at the Home of Cricket, Lord's.
Criticised by the Indian cricket team for his poor decisions in the first Test against the West Indies, controversial Australian umpire Daryl Harper withdrew from the third match, starting July 6, at Roseau. He will be replaced by Englishman Richard Kettleborough of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced an inquiry into the dusty, sub-standard pitch prepared in Galle for last week's first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia.
The West Indies bowler was found guilty of using inappropriate language by Match Referee Alan Hurst during the fourth Test against England.
There is no Indian umpire and referee appointed for the ICC Champions Trophy.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to record-holding umpire Rudi Koertzen of South Africa and wished him all the best for his final Test starting on Wednesday at Headingley.
Pakistan's players were fined 25 percent of their match fee and docked World Test Championship points for failing to maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test against South Africa.
The International Cricket Council confirmed on Monday that Mike Procter will step down as Emirates Elite Panel Match Referee to take over as Cricket South Africa's convenor of selectors. Procter officiated in 47 Tests, 154 ODIs and 15 Twenty20 matches since becoming a match referee in 2002.
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.
Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month's World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time. "The strong Playing Control Team includes all the seven and 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, respectively, as well as 10 members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and two members of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires," the ICC said in a statement. Srinath will be the referee in the March 8 tournament- opener between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong in Nagpur. He will lead the Playing Control Team, which also includes Aleem Dar and Ian Gould as on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus as TV umpire and Richard Illingworth as fourth umpire. The umpires' panel for the March 8 to April 3 tournament includes two female umpires -- New Zealand's Kathleen Cross and Claire Polosak of Australia. The two were also involved in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
The English duo of Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth will officiate the titanic Group 1 Super Eight clash between India and Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia on June 24
Erasmus announced his decision to retire from Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires.
India will play two warm-up games before their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh next month, according the schedule announced on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the sixth One-Day International against England in Pallekele on Saturday.
The ICC on Wednesday announced umpire and match referee appointments for the warm-up and group stage matches for the World Cup, which will be staged from February 19 to April 2 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Steve Davis and Kumar Dharmasena will stand in the tournament opener, between Bangladesh and India, in Mirpur on Saturday, February 19.
The former Team India spearhead will be in charge of Sri Lanka's two-Test and five-ODI series in New Zealand.
The incident happened during the first session's play on Friday when Sharma celebrated the dismissal of Dawid Malan in close proximity to him, an action which in the view of the match officials had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the departing batsman.
South African pacer Gerald Coetzee has been reprimanded for showing dissent at the umpire's decision during the fourth T20 International against India in Johannesburg, the ICC said on Tuesday.
The ICC on Sunday announced the names of umpires and match referees who will officiate in the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7.
Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and Australia's Rod Tucker will be the on-field umpires in Sunday's ICC Champions Trophy final between India and England in Birmingham.
India batsman Murali Vijay has received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct and regulations governing clothing and equipment during the second Test against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. hris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees issued the reprimand after Vijay was found to be displaying too many advertising logos on his batting pads.
The incident took place in the third over of the Nepal chase on Sunday when Tanzim had a verbal spat with Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel
Match Referee Chris Broad had spoken to representatives of both India and Australia and advised them to avoid making inappropriate public comments.
Australia has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its nine-wicket victory over England in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Centurion on Friday.
Sri Lanka has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 38-run defeat against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy match at the Wanderers.
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