Mark Benson

ICC has admitted that "pressure" played a part in influencing English umpire Mark Benson to leave Australia-West Indies Test series mid-way.

Miffed with the Decision Review System during the Australia-West Indies Test series, Mark Benson is reportedly planning to retire.

The Bangalore-based VFX team that worked on Life of Pi finally got to lay its hands on the Oscar that the film won earlier this year.

Experienced umpire Mark Benson has retired from ICC's Elite Panel on health ground and is set to take up a contract with ECB to officiate in county circuit.

Ricky Ponting said the introduction of DRS in Tests was a shame and it should have been tried at some other level before its implementation in the top format.

Umpires Mark Benson, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar will stand in the upcoming cricket matches in Ireland which will also see India and South Africa in action.

The Bangalore-based VFX team that worked on Life of Pi finally got to lay its hands on the Oscar that the film won earlier this year

A recording has exposed the fact that Ponting coerced umpire Mark Benson to act during the Sydney Test. Ponting was heard urging the umpire to speak to Harbhajan.

The nominations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards, for the period - August 9, 2006 to August 8, 2007, were announced on Tuesday.

No Indian found a place in the ICC's re-jigged Elite Panel of Umpires from which South African veteran Rudy Koertzen will retire in July.

The Bangalore-based VFX team that worked on Life of Pi finally got to lay its hands on the Oscar that the film won earlier this year

Roshan Mahanama wasnamed Match Referee for India's seven-match ODI series against England and the Sri Lankan will pave way for New Zealander Jeff Crowe for the subsequent two Tests.

It was all unofficial but it showed just how desperate Pakistan are to save the first Test against South Africa at the National stadium in Karachi.

Former India paceman Javagal Srinath has been appointed match referee for the three-match One-day cricket series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to be held in Abu Dhabi later this month.

Apart from Srinath, the other Indian to feature in the series is Amiesh Saheba, who has been named as the on-field umpire for the two Test matches.

Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter was on Wednesday appointed match referee for the four-match Test series between India and Australia.

Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad and Alan Hurst have been appointed match referees for next month's ICC World Twenty20 Championship in England.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is not too impressed with the newly-introduced Decision Review System for close dismissals as he feels the innovation has not been able to cut down on umpiring errors.

The International Cricket Council on Wednesday appointed Allan Hurst and Chris Broad as match referees for India's Test and ODI series against Sri Lanka respectively.

While, Yuvraj's scintillating display in the inaugural T20 WC, especially his six sixes off a Stuart Broad over, got him a nomination for the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year category.