Paul Reiffel

The International Cricket Council has maintained an unchanged list of match officials for the 2026-27 international season. Nitin Menon continues as the sole Indian on the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, while Javagal Srinath remains the only Indian in the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. This decision reflects the consistency and high standards in international officiating.

During the ongoing India-England Test series, Ravichandran Ashwin has voiced his discontent with umpire Paul Reiffel's decisions. Ashwin humorously recounted instances where he felt Reiffel's calls were consistently unfavorable to India, both while bowling and batting. He even shared his father's sentiment that India struggles to win when Reiffel officiates, adding fuel to the already intense rivalry.

Former India cricketers R Ashwin and Anil Kumble voiced concerns regarding umpire Paul Reiffel's decisions during the Lord's Test, hinting at potential bias against India. Several controversial calls, including those involving Joe Root and Shubman Gill, sparked debate. Despite these concerns, statistical analysis reveals that in matches officiated by Reiffel, India has a win percentage of 58.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon has earned a spot on the elite panel for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semifinals. He will serve as the third umpire for the Kolkata clash between South Africa and New Zealand on March 4. The following day, India faces England in Mumbai, with a separate officiating team in place.

The ICC has announced match officials for the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel will umpire India's first Super 8 match against Afghanistan, while David Boon will be match referee and Allahudien Paleker will be TV umpire. Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough will umpire the USA's historic first-ever knockout match against South Africa.

Reiffel, 50, standing at the square leg, was struck on the back of his head by a throw from fielder Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the deep on Day 1.

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.

Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand and Richard Illingworth from England will officiate the Champions Trophy semifinal between India and Australia. Michael Gough is the third umpire, and Andy Pycroft will be the match referee. For the second semifinal, Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel are the on-field umpires, with Joel Wilson as third umpire and Ranjan Madugalle as match referee.

India's Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel and is set to make his maiden appearance as a neutral umpire in Sri Lanka later this month.

During the intense fourth day of the 3rd Test between India and England, a controversial umpiring decision sparked outrage. Joe Root received a reprieve when umpire Paul Reiffel's 'not out' call was upheld despite ball-tracking suggesting it would clip the leg stump.

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

The Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand in Dubai will feature Australia's Paul Reiffel and England's Richard Illingworth as on-field umpires. Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle will serve as the match referee. India and New Zealand reached the final after defeating Australia and South Africa respectively.

About 12 domestic umpires took part in a BCCI-organised workshop on DRS at a city hotel, with one of the participants terming the exercise "very useful".

India's top umpire Nitin Menon has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after his family was struck by a couple of Covid-19 cases, while his Australian counterpart Paul Reiffel's attempts at leaving hit a dead end because of his country's suspension of air travel with India.

In a development which could break the shackles for Indian umpires, Sundaram Ravi has made it to the ICC's elite panel, 11 years after S Venkatraghavan, India's last representative in the panel, retired from international umpiring.

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.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes had a miraculous reprieve on day three of the fourth Ashes Test after Australia's Cameron Green hit his off-stump but could not dislodge the bail at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Rishabh Pant faces potential ICC sanctions after an on-field incident at Headingley. Pant's frustration over an umpire's decision regarding a ball change request led to a heated exchange and him throwing the ball in protest. Former coach Ravi Shastri attributed Pant's actions to frustration, while co-commentator Mark Butcher questioned the need for such behavior.

BCCI's scepticism for the Decision Review System (DRS) seems a thing of the past. After implementing the system in home international matches, it seems the Board is planning to launch it in the Indian Premier League.

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.