Bruce Oxenford

Former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the first two Tests between Pakistan and England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi this month.

A cricket umpire was struck on the leg by a flying bat during a player's celebratory outburst, sparking discussions on safety protocols. The incident occurred during a match when a batter threw his bat into the air, causing discomfort for the umpire. The viral video highlights potential hazards faced by umpires in cricket.

Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket after officiating in all three formats of the game for over 15 years.

Bruce Oxenford will be replacing Simon Taufel on the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from November 1, the ICC announced on Wednesday.

Richard Kettleborough and Kumar Dharmasena will be the on-field umpires during the second semifinal between India and Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Thursday.

The International Cricket Council appointed former India pacer Javagal Srinath as the match referee for the upcoming ODI series between Australia and Bangladesh.

The soft signal has been introduced in the umpires' training programme in the last few years just to retain the human element in the game.

Over the years, India have been opposed to the DRS. But the debate whether to make it mandatory came up once again after the third day's play in Galle.

Australia's Claire Polosak is set to become the first female match official in a men's Test match when she takes up the fourth umpire's role in the third Test between India and Australia starting here from Thursday. In the India-Australia Test match, the on-field umpires will be two former pacers Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson while the TV Umpire will be Bruce Oxenford.

Indian opener Murali Vijay was on Sunday fined 30% of his match fee for showing dissent against the umpire after being given out in the fourth Test.

Pakistan have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka during their last Group B fixture in the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sophia Gardens.

South Africa have been penalised six ICC World Test Championship points and fined 60 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the fourth Test match at the Wanderers.

Javagal Srinath was the lone Indian to feature in the match referees' list, while Sundaram Ravi continued to be the country's representative among the top umpires as the ICC on Thursday announced an unchanged list of elite match officials.

Doug Bollinger has been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day's play in the second cricket Test against West Indies in Adelaide.

Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough were on Saturday appointed on-field umpires for the World Cup semifinal clash between India and Australia.

Sundaram Ravi remains the only Indian umpire in the ICC Elite Panel with the world body naming an unchanged line-up for the 2017-18 season.

India were desperate for wickets and Ishant Sharma was given the go-ahead by Virat Kohli to go full-steam. In the 18th over, Ishant came very close to the danger area again and umpire Bruce Oxenford game him a second warning.

New Zealand were on Saturday fined 60 percent of their match-fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second One Day International. According to a media release issued by the ICC, match referee Chris Broad imposed the sanction after Tom Latham's side was ruled to be three overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

The Indian cricket team was on Wednesday fined for maintaining slow over for the third successive time after Virat Kohli's side was found four overs short of the target during the opening One -Day International against New Zealand.

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan was on Friday fined 10 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC code of conduct by appealing repeatedly and celebrating a dismissal excessively during the second Test against England.