Marais Erasmus

Veteran South African umpire Marais Erasmus has announced his retirement from international umpiring after the conclusion of the ongoing Test series between New Zealand and Australia. Erasmus, who initially made a name for himself as a seam-bowling all-rounder for Boland in South Africa’s domestic cricket circuit, transitioned to umpiring at the international level in 2006.

South Africa's Marais Erasmus and England's Richard Kettleborough were on Friday appointed as the on-field umpires for the T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand for India's Nitin Menon will act as the TV umpire.

Rohit Sharma infuses energy into the on-field ambiance with his playful antics. On the second day of the second Test against England, the Indian captain was seen sharing a lighthearted moment with umpire Marais Erasmus.

South Africa official Marais Erasmus on Monday was named the ICC Umpire of the Year.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Dharmasena along with Rod Tucker and Marais Erasmus will officiate the men's final of the World Twenty20 between England and the West Indies on Sunday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Marais Erasmus for officiating in 100 men's One Day Internationals as an on-field umpire.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was on Monday named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits in 2021 when he scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50.

SA20 has assembled an experienced panel of 21 match officials, featuring top umpires like Marais Erasmus and Lauren Agenbag for Season 3. Shandre Fritz, a former Proteas Women captain, joins as match referee. The Umpire Exchange Programme includes James Middlebrook from ECB. The tournament began in Gqeberha, with MI Cape Town beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape

The ICC on Friday announced the match officials for the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on October 5. Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharmasena from India will serve as the on-field umpires, while former pace bowler Javagal Srinath will take on the role of match referee.

India's Nitin Menon will be among the 16 umpires who will officiate in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

Marais Erasmus, who recently retired as elite panel umpire, has admitted to making a 'massive' mistake in the 2019 ODI World Cup final that England won in a rather controversial fashion at the iconic Lord's. England won their maiden ODI World Cup title by edging New Zealand on the now-scrapped boundary countback rule after both teams were tied following a Super Over.

The International Cricket Council on Monday announced the match officials for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, with Kumara Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel named the on-field umpires for the India vs England contest in Adelaide.

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.

South Africa's Marais Erasmus, a renowned international cricket umpire, will retire from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after officiating in the final Test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch. Erasmus expressed gratitude for his opportunities as an elite umpire and enjoyed officiating in top-class matches and global ICC events.

India were on Tuesday penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining slow over-rate against England in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham, which has led to them dropping behind arch rivals Pakistan in the points table.

South Africa have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Pakistan in their first ODI in Centurion.

The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced the appointment of 20 match officials for round one and Super 12 phase of the upcoming men's T20 World Cup, with Nitin Menon being the lone Indian named among the umpires.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and England's Richard Kettleborough were on Friday appointed on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand on Sunday in Melbourne.

Marais Erasmus will become only the third South African umpire to stand in 100 ODIs when he officiates in the first match between the Proteas and visiting India on Wednesday.

English duo of Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will officiate the first semi-final of the ICC World Cup between India and New Zealand at Manchester on Tuesday.