ICC 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup : List of 16 umpires, including India’s Nitin Menon
Adrian Griffith, ICC’s senior manager, expressed his satisfaction with the selected panel of umpires.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally selected the board of 16 umpires for the much anticipated ICC 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup, who will be officiating the first round and the super 12s stages of the tournament in Australia.
The ICC further announced that the 16 umpires who have been selected are the same experienced umpires who had previously officiated in the 2021 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup which was held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
The list of umpires selected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) includes Adrian Holdstock, Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza, Christopher Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Christopher Brown, Kumara Dharmasena, Langton Rusere, Marais Erasmus, Nitin Menon, Michael Gough, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Paul Wilson, Richard Kettleborough and Rodney Tucker.
Nitin Menon is the only Indian umpire who has been selected by the ICC from the elite and experienced panel of umpires to officiate the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia. According to sources, Menon has already reached Australia ahead of the tournament, which will be held at seven venues across the country.
Adrian Griffith, ICC’s senior manager, expressed his satisfaction with the selected board of umpires who will be officiating the T20 World Cup of 2022. Adrian Griffith said,
“We are absolutely delighted to announce the match officials who will be officiating at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. The selected panel of umpires is the very best from around the world and whilst it is a very challenging job with the eyes of the cricketing community focused on every decision, we know they will do an outstanding job on the field and wish them the very best of luck.” During the press release,
The first match of the much anticipated ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will be played on October 16, between Sri Lanka and Namibia at The Simonds Stadium, Geelong. While the deciding match of the T20 World Cup tournament will be played on November 13 at the iconic Melbourne cricket ground.
Match officials officiating the ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2022 :
Panel of Umpires : Adrian Holdstock, Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza, Christopher Brown, Christopher Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Kumara Dharmasena, Langton Rusere, Marais Erasmus, Michael Gough, Nitin Menon, Paul Reiffel, Paul Wilson, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rodney Tucker
Panel of Referees : Andrew Pycroft, Christopher Broad, David Boon, Ranjan Madugalle