StriKe Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Pakistan's Asad Rauf and New Zealand's Billy Bowden have been dropped from the Elite Panel of umpires following the annual review, the ICC have announced. They have been replaced by England's Richard Illingworth and Australia's Paul Reiffel in the 12-member panel for the 2013-2014 season starting on July 1, 2013. In May this year, the ICC withdrew Rauf from officiating in the Champions Trophy in England following media reports that indicated he was under investigation by Mumbai Police. The ICC, however, clarified that the situation was not a factor in his exclusion from the panel. "In Asad's case, it is important to emphasise that the recent speculation linking his name to the IPL spot-fixing investigation was not considered during the selectors' deliberations," Geoff Allardice, the chairman of the ICC's umpire selection panel, said. "The selection panel considered the overall performances of the umpires over the past 12 months when deciding which umpires would be offered contracts for 2013-14. "It is exciting to see Richard and Paul promoted to the elite panel, but it is also important to acknowledge and appreciate the outstanding contributions of Asad and Billy over a long period of time," Allardice added. Rauf was included in the panel of umpires in 2006 and officiated in 48 Tests, 98 ODIs and 23 T20Is. Bowden was part of the panel since 2003 during and he has officiated in 75 Tests, 181 ODIs and 19 T20Is. Reiffel, a former Australian fast bowler, played 35 Tests and 92 ODIs between 1992 and 1998. He has been umpiring in international cricket since January 2009 and has stood in 4 Tests, 30 ODIs and 9 T20Is. Illingworth, a former left-arm spinner, played nine Tests and 25 ODIs for England, including the 1992 World Cup final against Pakistan. He has umpired in 4 Tests, 16 ODIs and seven T20Is since July 2010. Elite Panel of umpires: Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Steve Davis, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Tony Hill, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Rod Tucker, Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel Source
ganeshran Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Rauf's exclusion might have to do with the recent spot fixing allegations
Crookbond Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Bowden is good riddance. The Asian bloc hated him and there was clear bias in many cases. Rauf's dropping (according to the ICC statement) has got nothing to do with match fixing allegations.
SLICKR392 Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 How Erasmus made it to the elite panel, I'll never know.
adi B Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 illingworth,reiffel and erasmus in the elite panel? :WTF:
Prakat Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Spot-fixing allegations had nothing to do with it but still mention it in the Press release anyway. Stay classy ICC.
Captain of Bhangra Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Good riddance to Bowden. He should've been a goner 10 years ago after Steve Waugh's last Test shenanigans. Rauf must've been undone by those allegations...
express bowling Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Why are there no Indian umpires in the list ? Only Simon Taufel has been the standout umpire. Now that he is retired, the other 'elite' umpires don't seem better than the good Indian umpires.
FischerTal Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Indian Umpires- Ravi, Asnani, Kulkarni, Shamshuddin or the great Ranji umpire Hariharan :hehe:
Cricashfaq Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 We all know why Rauf is dropped but why Billy Bowden?? HE IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAVORITE AND ENTERTAINING UMPIRE!!! Disappointed about him being dropped
FischerTal Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 We all know why Rauf is dropped but why Billy Bowden?? HE IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAVORITE AND ENTERTAINING UMPIRE!!! Disappointed about him being dropped bowden is a hack. the subcontinental teams hates him. he can stick his crooked finger where the sun dont shine
G_B_ Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 i never understood why sub continent teams hate him. he is a good umpire imo. can anybody point out any instances whereby he has been biased? i cant remember many
adi B Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 i never understood why sub continent teams hate him. he is a good umpire imo. can anybody point out any instances whereby he has been biased? i cant remember many he has a big ego,was inconsistent for a good amount of time..remember the decision he gave at the wc against bell vs india ,hence some hate injected
carnish Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Indian Umpires- Ravi' date=' Asnani,[b'] Kulkarni, Shamshuddin or the great Ranji umpire Hariharan :hehe: He is good from what I saw this year ODIs against Pakis and World XI. Was goodish in IPL this year too.
Crookbond Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 i never understood why sub continent teams hate him. he is a good umpire imo. can anybody point out any instances whereby he has been biased? i cant remember many It all started from the IPL finals of 2008 and has gone downhill from there. Recent is CB series 2012 - check YouTube. Not just India even Pakistan have a huge issue with him.
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