ICC World Cup 2023: Only a month is left before the biggest sporting event of cricket, the quadrennial World Cup, commences, and preparations are in full swing. The 2023 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by India, a country where the game is not played but worshipped.
The World Cup is due to be held from October 5 to November 19. 10 Countries will take part in the tournament. Many have begun announcing their official player list, beginning with India, which unveiled its final 15-member squad on September 5.
The International Cricket Council has now announced the match officials – umpires and referees, who will be overseeing the games and ensuring fair play.
You can check the full list and ICC’s official announcement below.
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September 8, 2023
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ICC World Cup 2023: All Umpires and Referees
The International Cricket Council has revealed the names of all match officials for the league stage of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. This list includes 16 umpires and four match referees.
All the current 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will be officiating in the World Cup. These are the best cricket umpires in the world and are appointed by the ICC.
Here is the List of all the Umpires that will take part in the 2023 Cricket World Cup:
Umpire Name | Country |
From ICC Emirates Elite Umpire Panel | |
Christopher Gaffaney | New Zealand |
Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka |
Marais Erasmus | South Africa |
Michael Gough | England |
Nitin Menon | India |
Paul Reiffel | Australia |
Richard Illingworth | England |
Richard Kettleborough | England |
Rodney Tucker | Australia |
Joel Wilson | West Indies |
Ahsan Raza | Pakistan |
Adrian Holdstock | South Africa |
From ICC Emerging Umpire Panel | |
Ibne Shahid | Bangladesh |
Paul Wilson | Australia |
Ales Wharf | England |
Chris Brown | New Zealand |
- Among the above, Dharmsena, Erasmus and Tucker also officiated in the very exciting 2019 World Cup final.
- The Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees includes former international players Jeff Crowe (New Zealand), Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe), Richie Richardson (West Indies) and Javagal Srinath (India).
- The first game of the 2023 ICC World Cup will take place on October 5 between England and New Zealand. Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharmasena will be the on-field umpires, Paul Wilson the TV umpire and Sharfuddoula will be the fourth umpire with Andy Pycroft as the match referee.
Sean Easey, ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees, praised the selection and said the group will do an excellent job during the World Cup.
“We are pleased to announce the match officials who will be officiating at the biggest ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ever,” Easey said in a statement. “This group is the very best from around the world and we believe that they are ready to perform what will be a challenging job with the eyes of the global cricketing community focussed on every decision.
“We are confident that they will do an excellent job and wish them all the best of luck for what will surely be a World Cup to remember.”
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