The stage is set for cricket’s biggest spectacle – the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024! The International Cricket Council (ICC) has a??nnounced the 26 match officials who will be responsible for upholding the spirit of the game across the expansive tourna?ment.

A Blend of Experience and Fresh Faces

The prestigious T20 World Cup, featuring a record??-breaking 20 teams and 55 matches across nine locations in the USA and West Indies, will be overseen by a distinguished group of 20 umpires and six match referees.

Seasoned Umpires Lead the Way

Cricket enthusiasts will be familiar with some of the prominent names on the umpiring roster. Richard Illingworth, the reigning ICC Umpire of the Year, will bring his expertise to the tournament, alongside veterans like Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel, who officiated the 2022 World Cup final.

Welcoming Newcomers to the Big Stage

The tournament also presents an exciting opportunity for Jayaraman Madanagopal, Sam Nogajski, Allahudien Paleker, Rashid Riaz and Asif Yaqoob. These talented individuals will be making their much-anticipated debuts as umpires in a senior men’s global event.

Also READ: ICC announces th??e schedule of T20 Worl??d Cup 2024; India vs Pakistan on June 9

Renowned Match Referees Ensure Fair Play

The match referees’ panel boasts a wealth of experience. Ranjan Madugalle, who oversaw the 2022 final, will return alongside Jeff Crowe, the format’s most capped referee with 175 T20Is under his belt, and Andrew Pycroft, nearing his 150th T20I as a match referee.

Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath is also part of this elite list.

Complete list of Match Officials for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough,? Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Richard Kettleborough, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob.

Match referees:David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richi??e Richardson and Javagal S??rinath.

With this exceptional team of match officials in place, the ICC has ensured that the T20 World Cup will be conducted with the highest standards of sportsmansh??ip and fair play. With a combination of seasoned veterans and promising newcomers, the stage is set for a truly unforgettable cricketing experience for players, fans, and officials alike.

Also READ: Kumar Sangakkara explains why the Indian squad is strong for the T2?0 World Cup 2024

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On February 7, 1999, Anil Kumble took 10-74 in the ??second innings of a Test match to become the second man in the history of the game to take all ten wickets in an inn??ings, after England’s Jim Laker did it first against Australia in 1956.

In what was a two-match Test series against ?Pakistan, India lost the first one by the thinnest of margin, and they needed to win the last Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla to level the series. And what transpired in Delhi was incomprehensible sorcery from Kumble as Pakistani batsmen collapsed like a pack of cards.

Kumble reminisced that special day in his recent interaction with Zimbabwean commentator Pommie Mbangwa on Instagram. The leg-spinner stated that the pressure was on other bowlers to make sure they don’t get any wickets.

“After tea, I got 7, 8 and 9,” Kumble told Pommie Mbangwa in an Instagram chat. “And finished my over and Javagal Srinath had to bowl one, that was probably the toughest he had to bowl,” Kumble said.

The 49-years-old recalled how Javagal Srinath had to unlearn all his skills and just bowled wide outside off to ensure he doesn’t get the final wicket.

“He had to unlearn all his skills and bowl wide. But I didn’t ask him, believe me. I thought, ‘Let’s give Wasim a single.’ But I thought I had to get one that over, because it would have been embarrassing to ask one more. I was just destined. One down in a series, against Pakistan, just so special.”

The former Indian skipper further revealed that he was getting tired since he bowled non-stop between lunch and tea, but the thought of bettering his own record kept h?im going.

“It’s like it’s happened yesterday for me. It was special. It was pressure because Pakistan came to India after so long,” he said. “We had to win at Kotla to square the series. I think I am most effective when the wicket is two-paced and there is uneven bounce.”

“Till lunch, Pakistan had got off to a great start. I knew it was a matter of one wicket. After lunch, I changed ends. I got 1, then 2, and then it went on and on. I bowled non-stop from lunch to tea, but I was getting tired. I knew I had a great chance to better my previous best because I was six on six,” remarked Kumble.

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Cricketers are human too and they have their personal lives that aren’t always rosy. Some may have got problems with the family while some do with their partners. There have been many celebs who have divorced once and then ended up finding love the second time.

Meanwhile, here are the famous five Indian cricketers who married twice:

1.) Yograj Singh

Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh is now a politician and also an actor. He first got married to Shabnam?, the daughter of a businessman. Shabnam was a career oriented and wanted to pursue her dreams while Yograj wanted her to be a housewife. This lead to their divorce and later Yograj married for the second time to Satveer Kaur.

2.) Mohammad Azharuddin

Azhar first married Naureen with whom he had two sons, Asad and Ayaz. Their marriage went into controversy when the news of his affair Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani were on boom. Azhar then divorced Naureen and married Bijlani in 1996. Well, in 2010, Sangeeta and Azhar’s marriage too ended in a divorce.

3.) Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik and the squash player Dipika Pallikal got married in a beautiful ceremony in 2015. This is however, Karthik’s second marriage after his divorce from first wife, Nikita. Nikita had an affair with another cricketer Murali Vijay and got pregnant with his child. The two then divorced and now Vijay is now married to Nikita and both the couples live their own separate lives.

4.) Vinod Kambli

Former Indian left-handed batsman, Vinod K?ambli married his childhood friend Noella Lewis in 1998. Noella was a receptionist and Kambli was much in love with her till he met model Andrea Hewitt. He then divorced Noella for Andrea and had a court marriage with the former?? model with whom he has a son.

5.) Javagal Srinath

Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath firstly got married to Jyothsna but they soon got divorced. The divorce was a mutual one and the cricketer got marrie??d again in 2008 to a j?ournalist, Madhavi Patravali.

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The dressing room is a place overabundant with a plethora of emotions and actions exhibited by cricketers in the course of their journey. Howev?er, most of the incidents rarely make it to the public forum unless the players or staff involved choose to speak up reg??arding the same.

Former Indian cricketer Hemang Badani had revealed an amusing incident from 2002 when Sachin Tendulkar decided to play ?a hilarious prank on Jagaval Sr?inath to lighten up his mood in what was the last one-day series for the Indian speedster.

Badani recalled that Srinath was unusually tensed before the match against England in Cuttack. Tendulkar sensed the ????uneasiness weighing down Srinath and decided to take this matter in his own hands.

“For some strange reason at Cuttack, he [Srinath] was extremely nervous, extremely wobbly, which he normally isn’t,” Badani said during an Instagram live session.

“Java is extremely vocal and very confident in his normal self, but for some strange reason, he was a little nervous that day.

“I wasn’t playing that game. Srinath, obviously being a 6-feet-2, 6-feet-3, had really long pants and Sachin, being about 5-feet-5, 5-feet-6 had shorter pants.”

“To just try and lighten the mood and to make sure that Srinath got back to normalcy, during practice before the game when the match hadn’t started yet, he[Sachin Tendulkar] asked me to switch trousers,” Badani revealed.

The 43-year old further said Srinath didn’t really notice the size of his trouser and fell to the prank set up by the batting legend.

“Srinath being Srinath doesn’t even care. He finishes his practise, gets back to the dressing room, puts his trousers on, gets on the field, bowls the first ball, and there are people laughing on the field. The Indian side was laughing on the field and little does he realise what has happened,” Badani remarked.

“Then someone points at his trousers and said, ‘Sri, look at your trousers, they’re so short.’ That’s when he realises that something is wrong. Actually, what has happened after that is, because of this banter and lighter moment, he gets back to being normal and bowls a brilliant spell.”

Although India lost that match by a paltry 16 runs, the plan worked well to ease up Srinath’s mood as the latter bowled remarkably well and finished the match with economical figures of 41-1.

Here’s the video:

🎥1️⃣ from #StorieswithHemangBadani – The story of how Sachin weaved a magical plan even before the start of a game to ensure Javagal Srinath had a very memorable outing. It also includes the story how I pretended nothing happened 😁🙂 #Cricket #Sachin #TeamIndia #Srinath pic.twitter.com/Coc7COrpI1

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) June 30, 2020

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At the age of 33, cricketers are in the vicinity of their peak and to retire at the age, is unfathomable. However, former Indian speedster, Javagal Srinath, had to ma??ke the difficult call to draw curtains to his successful period.

For?? many decades, the Indian bowling attack was more renowned for its quality spinners, rather than producing ?fast bowlers.

But it all changed with the debut of Karnataka pacer Srinath who could express pace,?? above 15?0+ kmph.

Earlier, Srinath expressed his dissatisfaction at being dropped during the 2002 England tour. He even denied Sourav Ganguly who insisted t??he pacer to come back in the side but opted to play County cricket. This time around, Srinath went on to reveal what caused him to retire at the age of 33.

“My hands and knees had gone down. At that time, Zaheer and Ashish were there. When I used to play, only one of them used to get a chance,” Srinath said Star Sports 1 Kannada’s new show ‘Diggajara Danthakathe’.

His international comeback was well staged with stellar performances in the subsequent New Zealand tour, followed by the 2003 ODI World Cup in South?? Africa.

Moreover, the heartbreaking Indian loss to Australia in the finals of the showpiece event in 2003, turned out to be the final game for Srinath’s career, citing knee issues.

“Sometimes on the pitch, if there are only two fast bowlers, it used to become difficult (to slot in another). And I found it difficult to bowl on India pitches. I was already 33 at that time. I could probably play for another year, but my knees made it difficult,” the cricketer turned match referee reckoned.

Srinath bowled alo?ngside the likes of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, in the star-studded Indian lineup.

“But that became difficult because of the changes. Later on, Zaheer and Ashish came and ramped up quickly. At that time, we were able to produce results. Spinners Anil (Kumble) and Harbhajan (Singh) formed a terrific pair together. Fast bowling used to miss that a lot,” Srinath concluded.

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Indian cricket was never renowned for producing express fast bowlers as they were dependent on thei?r spinners for providing breakthroughs for many decades.

However, it all changed when the likes of Javagal Srinath started coming t??hrough the ranks. The Mysore-born held the record for bowling the fastest delivery by an Indian (154.5 kmph) for a long time.

Since making his debut in 1991, Sri??nath had been an indispensable part?? of the Indian bowling front, claiming 315 wickets in ODIs and 286 wickets in Tests.

Moreover, the Karnatak??a pacer recently revealed that he was unhappy with?? the way the selectors handed him a short sabbatical during the 2002 England tour.

So much so, that he even turned down a request from the then Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, who wanted him to feature in the line??up ??against England.

“I think before the World Cup, we had toured the West Indies Without my knowledge, the selectors told me I had to take a break. Generally, we used to talk and then I used to volunteer saying ‘look I need a break’. But this time they just said ‘we’re giving you a break’ and that didn’t go well with me. Obviously, I was a little upset. I didn’t want my career to be played in the hands of anybody,” Srinath told Sportskeeda.

Instead, Srinath decided to play county cricket in England, rather than accepting the offer f?rom Dada.

“I missed the England tour. Of course, Ganguly called me and said ‘look, you better be part of the England tour’. I was upset and told him ‘No, I wouldn’t be.’ Now when I think of it, I should have played for India rather than playing County. Later when things cooled down, I decided to come back. I wanted to play the World Cup. Every World Cup is like a generation,” added the cricketer turned match-referee.

But, the seamer, in the twilight of his career, made his way back into the Indian team during the 2002 New Zealand tour, and then the subsequent 2003 World Cup?.

In the coveted tournament, Srinath picked up 16 wickets in 11 matches and hung his boots after ?the finals.

His best performance came against Sri Lanka ??where he ende?d up with figures of 4/35 in 8 overs.

“My strength in India was diminishing and there were hungry fast bowlers. So, I did not want to block their way. I was happy. I did not regret anything. It’s always good to walk out with your dignity,” concluded Srinath.

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Former South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock is regarded as one of the finest cricketers in his era. The Proteas veteran was destined to become a cricketer as this game was in his blood. Shaun’s father Peter was the captain of the rainbow nation back in the 1960s. Similarly, his uncle Graeme was one of the most talented left-handed batsmen of his time.

Shaun followed the footsteps of his elders and went on to become the legend of South African cricket. The Port Elizabeth-born played ?108 Tests for his nation, in which he scored 3781 runs with two hundreds and 16 ha?lf-centuries.

When it comes to ??bowling, then Shaun showed his real skills. The right-arm-fast-medium pacer went on to take 421 wickets for the Proteas in the red-ball format. Sixteen times Shaun took a five-wicket haul, while twenty-three? times he took a four-wicket haul.

Recently, he featured in the SkySports podcast hosted by Rob Key alongside legendary?? West Indian Michael Holding and veteran England pacer Stuart Broad, where they discussed greatest-ever seamers.

Shaun picked the top quality bowlers tha??t he has seen during his cricket life. He started by naming the all-time legendary West Indian Malcolm Marshall and revealed how he changed his bowling.

“Marshall was the next level, and I was lucky enough to meet him early in my career as it made me think about fast bowling in a completely different way.”

Shaun then went with possibly the four gr??eatest fast bowlers that the 90s ever saw. He chose the pair of? Wasim Akram-Waqar Younis and Curtly Ambrose-Courtney Walsh.

“In my era, you had great combinations like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis for Pakistan and Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh for West Indies.”

Shaun picked Australia’s Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee as the greatest seamers and also named India’s Javagal Srinath in his favourite list. He added that Srinath didn’t get the credit he deserved.

The former South African then we?nt with the current genius English bowling pair of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

“Australia had Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee, and I thought India’s Javagal Srinath didn’t get the credit he deserved. You now have James Anderson and Stuart Broad in this era.”

In the end, Shaun picked a bowler from his own nation. He went for the ‘fast and furious’ speedster Dale Steyn. Shaun hailed Steyn as the greatest seamer and said his ability to swing with such pace was unbelievable.

“But since I’ve stopped playing, l cannot have enough respect for Steyn. His ability to shape the ball upfront at high speed and then come back later and reverse it.

“He cranked it up on flat wickets and had such good action and variations. He is something special, and his stats back it up.”

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On Saturday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) finalized Marais Erasmus, R??uchira Palliyaguruge, and Kumar Dharmasena as the in-charge umpires for the fourth and fifth Ashes Test matches. The last two Tests are scheduled to take place at Old Trafford and The Oval respectively?.

Previously, Dharmasena was appointed as the TV umpire for the 4th Test match, but will now accompany Erasmus?? as the on-field umpire in the remaining two games. Ruchira Palliyaguruge will make the final decision when required as the third umpire in both the matches.

Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath has been ?appointed as the match referee.

The first three Tests witnessed sever??al umpiring er??rors. Umpire Joel Wilson got eight decisions wrong at Edgbaston, while Chris Gaffaney’s seven decisions were overturned at He??adingley.

Wilson had not given England hero Ben Stokes out LBW off Nathan Lyon’s ball that cost Australia the mat?ch and a series win.

Decision Review System (DRS) clearly showed that Stokes would ha??ve been out as the b??????????????????????????all was hitting the stumps.

The series is currently tied at 1-1,?? and?? the two teams will now meet at Manchester for the fourth Test that gets underway from September 4.

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Over the years, the Indian Prem?ier League has given cricket lovers a reason to rejoice. The highly entertaining cricketing event is filled with excitement, glit?z, and glamour. Besides, all the individuals associated with the game end up earning handsomely in a short span of time.

Introduced in 2008, the IPL has achieved immense success and is becoming b?igger and better ??with each passing season. Players from all around the world add to the league’s glam quotient and get to strengthen their bank balance.

Besides crick?eters, umpires, match referees and other officials also pocket a good amount of fortune. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ensured that the umpires and match referees get the well-deserved pay for the hard work they put in.

The Indian cricket board recently revealed the earnings of the umpires and match referees in the twelfth season of the IPL. On August 21, the BCCI gave away the details of payments made in July 2019. The press release included information about the ?salary received by match officials for their service in this year’s IPL. And well, one can only say that the figures were staggering?. Each official earned more than Rs 25 Lakh.

Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was the highest-paid matc??h-r??eferee, who pocketed a whopping amount of Rs 52,45,128. Nitin Menon also got the same salary as Srinath and was the highest-paid umpire.

Here’s the complete list:

• C Shamshuddin : 41,00,242
• Manu Nayar : 41,96,102
• Nitin Menon : 52,45,128
• Javagal Srinath : 52,45,128
• S Ravi : 42,46,056
• Anil Dandekar : 32,96,938
• Yeshwant Barde : 32,96,938
• Nandan : 37,04,659
• Narayanankutty.V : 32,96,938

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