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Tag Archives: officiate

Dar pulled from fourth and fifth ODI

Posted on October 21, 2015 by bimalmirwani
Dar has been replaced by Ravi for the last two ODIs

Dar has been replaced by Ravi for the last two ODIs

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Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar will not officiate in the fourth and fifth ODI between India and South Africa after a “group of extremists” threatened to prevent him from doing so.

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Davis to retire after England-New Zealand ODI series

Posted on June 3, 2015 by bimalmirwani

Davis umpired in three World Cups, five World Twenty20s and two Champions Trophy tournaments

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Umpire Steve Davis has confirmed that he will be retiring after the upcoming five-match ODI series between England and New Zealand.

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Nadir Shah is still banned, says Nazmul Hassan

Posted on October 1, 2014 by bimalmirwani

Hassan revealed that a miscommunication led to Shah officiating the match

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has confirmed that umpire Nadir Shah is still banned after he was allowed to officiate in a domestic Twenty20 match recently.

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BCB give Nadir Shah permission to officiate match

Posted on October 1, 2014 by bimalmirwani

The BCB did not confirm whether they had reduced or lifted Shah’s ban

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently gave banned umpire Nadir Shah permission to officiate in a domestic Twenty20 match on September 28.

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Fulton working towards becoming a rugby referee

Posted on July 18, 2014 by bimalmirwani

“I understand the game pretty well and always have plenty of advice to give the referees, so I guess it’s a bit of a case of put up or shut up”

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New Zealand opening batsman Peter Fulton has started working towards becoming a rugby referee after he was cut from the country’s list of centrally contracted players.

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Gary Baxter calls time on international umpiring career

Posted on July 2, 2014 by bimalmirwani

“I would have liked to stand in a Test, I thought I was good enough”

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New Zealand umpire Gary Baxter has announced his retirement from officiating in international cricket since he was “never going to get on the [ICC] elite panel”.

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Banned Bangladesh umpire now officiating in USA

Posted on June 13, 2014 by bimalmirwani

Shah is allegedly umpiring on a weekly basis

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Nadir Shah, the Bangladesh umpire who was banned for 10 years after being indicted in a match-fixing sting operation, is now an umpire in the Southern California Cricket Association.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: PCB hire international umpires for PSL

Posted on February 18, 2013 by bimalmirwani

Koertzen is by far one of the most experienced umpires in cricketing history

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that they have hired current and former international umpires such as Mike Proctor, Russell Tiffin and ‘slow death’ Rudy Koertzen to officiate in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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