{"id":119093,"date":"2025-02-05T16:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T11:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=119093"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:59:36","slug":"match-officials-for-icc-mens-ct-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/cricket-news\/match-officials-for-icc-mens-ct-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Match officials for ICC Men\u2019s CT confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Feb 05 :The International Cricket Council has confirmed the match officials for the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 19 to March 9.<br \/>\nA team of 12 umpires will take charge of the proceedings in the 8-team tournament to be played in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi in Pakistan and Dubai in the UAE, said a press release.<br \/>\nRichard Kettleborough, a veteran of 108 Men\u2019s ODIs, and who stood in the final of the last edition played in the United Kingdom in 2017, is among six umpires who return for another Champions Trophy.<br \/>\nChris Gaffaney, Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Illingworth, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker, all members of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, are others who also featured in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Kettleborough and Illingworth, who stood together for the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad, are joined by Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Alex Wharf and Joel Wilson, all of whom officiated at the World Cup in India.<br \/>\nDavid Boon, Ranjan Madugalle and Andrew Pycroft, all members of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, comprise the three-member team of referees.<br \/>\nBoon was referee in the 2017 final while Pycroft also officiated in the tournament. Madugalle returns after officiating the 2013 final.<br \/>\nSean Easey, ICC Senior Manager \u2013 Umpires and Referees: \u201cWe are pleased to announce our panel of match officials for the upcoming Men\u2019s Champions Trophy. This is a credentialled officiating team whose expertise will be valuable in this high-profile tournament.<br \/>\n\u201cWe always try to name the most suitable and deserving officials for any event, and we are confident this group will do a fine job across the matches in Pakistan and the UAE. I wish them all the best and hope they have a memorable tournament.\u201d<br \/>\nUmpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson.<br \/>\nMatch Referees: David Boon, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Feb 05 :The International Cricket Council has confirmed the match officials for the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 19 to March 9. 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