India's Lakshmi first woman on ICC international panel of match referees

The 51-year-old , who first officiated as a match referee in domestic women’s cricket in 2008-09, will be eligible to referee international games with immediate effect. IMAGE: GS Lakshmi has......

Shamshuddin only Indian on International panel of Umpires

C Shamshuddin was the lone Indian among the five new third umpires appointed to the ICC's international panel announced on Thursday. The 42-year-old Shamshuddin made his international debut in the......

Umpire Ananthapadmanabhan promoted to international panel

IMAGE: Umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan will be the fourth Indian umpire on the ICC international panel of umpires. Photograph: BCCI Former Kerala leg-spinner KN Ananthapadmanabhan has been promoted......

Pak umpire Aleem Dar recounts saddest day of his life

IMAGE: Umpire Aleem Dar. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Pakistan's most capped umpire, Aleem Dar has shared that the saddest moment of his life, the death of......

Coetzee's angry outburst costs him

IMAGE: Gerald Coetzee made an inappropriate comment to the umpire after a delivery was called 'wide'. Photograph: Cricket South Africa/X South African pacer Gerald Coetzee has been reprimanded for......