Goodbye Simon Taufel

[Texy]

Taufel retiring after World T20 :(( Truly one of the best....up there with Dickie Bird & David Shepherd? >>> Cricinfo story <<< We will miss you man, no homo :((

[Crookbond]

Hmm .. He had already given signs that he would retire. A very good umpire. :hatsoff:

[Crookbond]

Interseting.

A former leading schoolboy cricketer in Sydney, Taufel was a fast bowler who played in teams alongside Michael Slater and Adam Gilchrist. However, a back injury ended his playing career and he took to umpiring at a young age.

[Sidhoni]

:(( He was the best. rarely gave wrong decisions.

[Mariyam]

Auf wiedersehen, Teufel

[Aniruddha]

only Australlian who got support from every indian fan...

[Sean Bradley]

My Favourite Umpire, that calm look on his face...Will miss you Sir :hatsoff:

[Raghav_12]

But why he is retiring? He is nowhere near age at which umpire retires.

[Trichromatic]

But why he is retiring? He is nowhere near age at which umpire retires.

Taufel, 41, will take up the newly-created role of umpire performance and training manager with the ICC, a job that he hopes will allow him to spend more time at home in Sydney with his wife and children after nearly a decade of travelling the world as a match official.

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[Raghav_12]

:dontknow:

don't have access to cricinfo in office :dontknow:

[The Outsider]

don't have access to cricinfo in office :dontknow:

:hysterical::hysterical: Luckily, cricinfo is not considered a source of distraction in the US, yet!

[Raghav_12]

:hysterical::hysterical: Luckily, cricinfo is not considered a source of distraction in the US, yet!

just wait for few years :winky:

[BERGKAMP]

always thought he was a bit over rated. made his fair share of howlers.

[BERGKAMP]

also i think i read somewhere he doesnt like the drs, and is probably worried how that will almost fully take over from umpiring in the future.

[saneindian]

Goodbye Mr. Taufel. Cricket will be poorer without a top class umpire like you. On a side note, any idea if he will continue to officiate in CLt20 / IPL or has he called it quits from umpiring across all forms of cricket?

[Utalk]

always thought he was a bit over rated. made his fair share of howlers.

Every umpire will make poor calls. It's the way they deal with them makes them better. Calm assured approach of likes of him and Dar is what makes them best in business.

[Trichromatic]

always thought he was a bit over rated. made his fair share of howlers.

Is it current trend to call best ones overrated? It's not possible for anyone to give 100% right decisions and he has been top umpire for long time.

also i think i read somewhere he doesnt like the drs' date=' and is probably worried how that will almost fully take over from umpiring in the future.[/quote'] http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/531611.html

[JourneyMan]

Best umpire out there, will be missed.

[adi B]

GOAT of umpires..adios!!

[Crookbond]

always thought he was a bit over rated. made his fair share of howlers.

:facepalm: