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Even in a country as cricket-crazed as India, umpires do not quite enjoy the same fanfare as players. However, over the years, there have been a few match officials who have developed a fan following of their own, be it Billy Bowden with his crooked finger or David Shephard hopping on one leg whenever the score reached 111. One such popular umpire – Australian Simon Taufel – was in the capital recently, where he was hosted by the Australian High Commission.