Nitin Menon, Kumar Dharmasena To Be On-field Umpires For World Cup Opener

08.09.2023 - 08:33 sports.ndtv.com

India's Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharmasena will officiate the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on October 5, while former pacer Javagal Srinath will serve as the match referee, the ICC announced on Friday.

Paul Wilson and Saikat will be the TV umpire and the fourth umpire respectively in the tournament opener to be played in Ahmedabad.

Sixteen umpires will officiate the 13th edition of the tournament, including all 12 of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and four members of the ICC Emerging Umpire Panel.

The experienced list includes three of the four umpires who were appointed for the 2019 final at Lord's - Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus and Rod Tucker – with only Aleem Dar missing, who stepped down from the Elite Panel in March of this year.

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Kumar Dharmasena, Nitin Menon To Serve As On-field Umpires In Cricket World Cup 2023 Opener

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