Nigel Llong

English umpire Nigel Llong, who has been in the headlines recently for losing his cool during an IPL league stage clash between RCB and SRH, is under BCCI scanner but that will not cost him his place as a designated umpire for the IPL final to be held in Hyderabad, a BCCI official said on Tuesday.

Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the first qualifier and the final of the 10th Indian Premier League (IPL), which will conclude on May 21.

British umpire Nigel Llong is set to officiate in the IPL final as the BCCI decided against taking any action for his angry outburst during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this week.

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.

England's Chris Broad was on Wednesday appointed match referee for the upcoming tri-nation ODI series between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

No Indian features in the International Cricket Council's umpires' panel for the 2012-13 season in which England's Nigel Llong was on Monday named as the replacement for the recently-retired Billy Doctrove.

The incident happened towards the end of the Indian first innings, when Bhuvneshwar Kumar pushed the fourth ball of the 53rd over - bowled by Dasun Shanaka - through the cover region where Chandimal was stationed.

Australian bowlers, including top pacer Pat Cummins, on Tuesday asserted that they were unaware of the 2018 ball-tampering plot after being caught in a storm triggered by incident protagonist Cameron Bancroft's recent comments hinting at their involvement.

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.

In RCB's last match against SRH, Llong signalled the penultimate ball of the 20th over as no-ball. But TV replays showed otherwise. Both Yadav and Kohli expressed dissatisfaction with the umpire's decision. A livid Llong went back to the pavilion and damaged a door by kicking it. He later paid Rs 5000 to KSCA officials.

India's Nitin Menon was on Monday included in the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England's Nigel Llong.

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.

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.

India captain Virat Kohli was given out leg before wicket by the on-field umpire Nigel Llong during the second innings and immediately batsman reviewed the decision on Day 3 of the second Test against Australia in Bengaluru.

The on-field umpires’ role has come under scrutiny after it was revealed during Sunday’s live telecast of the Australia versus India opening Test here that pacer Ishant Sharma had overstepped on several occasions — sometimes by several inches — that on-field umpires Nigel Llong and Kumar Dharmasena failed to spot or call.

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.

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

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to field first against Zimbabwe in the third one-day international in Hambantota on Thursday.

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.

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Monday revisited the 'brain fade' controversy, pointing out that Australia have got almost all their referrals wrong post the row that erupted in the aftermath of the second Test at Bengaluru.