ICC have announced the list of officials for the Super 8s, starting with New Zealand-Pakistan duel in Group 2 on Saturday, February 21.
Menon to officiate in his fourth T20WC, Padmanabhan to make his debut
Kumar Dharmasena will do fourth umpire's duty.
Ranjan Madugalle made history in the third and final Test between India and Pakistan in Bangalore on Saturday when he became the first ICC match referee to complete a century of Tests.
India's only representative in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, Nitin Menon, has opted out of officiating in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan this month due to personal reasons.
New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and England's Richard Illingworth have been appointed as on-field umpires for the Champions Trophy semi-final between India and Australia in Dubai on Tuesday.
The Sri Lankan has been appointed match referee for the five one-day internationals and three Tests between Pakistan and India.
Match referee Ranjan Madugalle to keep an eye on England's use of substitute fielders in the fifth Ashes Test.
According to a statement from the ICC, "the venue has received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process".
While Chris Broad will be the match referee for the five-match ODI series.
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
The two players also received one demerit point each on their disciplinary records, marking their first offence within the last 24 months.
'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.'
Menon, who is the only Indian umpire in the ICC elite panel, will be the TV umpire while former Sri Lanka spinner Kumar Dharmasena will be the fourth umpire.
The star batter's aggression has been a fire to forge inspiration and motivation, but it has also led to some unnecessary controversies in the red-ball format.
'16 umpires will officiate across the tournament with Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Kumara Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus having been the umpires in charge of the 2021 final which saw this year's hosts claim their first ICC Men's T20 World Cup title,' the ICC said in a statement.
Two games at the makeshift Nassau County Cricket Stadium, including India's opening fixture against Ireland, have got an "unsatisfactory" rating from the game's governing body which remains bullish on promoting cricket in the United States.
The postponement came after adjudicator Ranjan Madugalle said he was unable to attend because of a family illness.
India were ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Check out on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand on Sunday in Melbourne.
England bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for throwing the ball at Pakistan batsman Zulqarnain Haider, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday said it has received report from the BCCI on the December 27 pitch fiasco in Delhi and it's now up to ICC General Manager Dav Richardson and Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle to take a call on the issue.
The referee made clear his displeasure over the conduct of some of the Pakistan players.
The International Cricket Council named four World Cup winners in a 25-member match officials' team for Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. The team includes five officials from the elite panel of ICC match referees, 12 umpires from the elite panel of ICC umpires and eight umpires from the international panel of ICC umpires.
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.
Gangling India paceman Ishant Sharma was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for gesturing towards the pavilion after dismissing Australian batsman James Pattinson during the third day's play in the fourth Test in New Delhi.
Former batting ace Sunil Gavaskar says India must put behind the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja episode and focus on the fourth Test against England, starting at Manchester on Thursday.
The International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires will not have an Indian representation after Sundaram Ravi got the axe.
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.
South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the fourth one-dayer between Australia and South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Botha was reported by the two on-field umpires, Brian Jerling and Asoka de Silva, along with third umpire Rudi Koertzen.
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.
Australian Simon Taufel, a winner of five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, and England's Ian Gould were on Sunday appointed as the on-field officials for the high-voltage India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final here on Wednesday.
The International Cricket Council on Monday said it will take about a month's time to decide "appropriate sanction" on the Ferozeshah Kotla as an international venue in the wake of Sunday's pitch fiasco which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni escaped a one-match ban after his team managed to comply with the required over-rate in the Lord's Test.
Greg Chappell denied raising any questions on the legality of Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq lashed out at Shahid Afridi and said the all-rounder was extremely fortunate to have escaped with just a two-match ban after the ball-tampering episode in Perth.
Soon after he was charged for ball tampering during the fifth One-dayer against Australia, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said all he was trying to do was to smell the ball while coach Intikhab Alam wondered why he was acting "like eating an apple".
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