Dharmasena, Kettleborough named umpires for Ind-Aus World Cup clash
The 1st semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa will take place in Auckland on Appointments for the final will be made in due course.
By PTI | Updated:
DUBAI: Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and England's Richard Kettleborough were today appointed on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal clash between India and Australia in Sydney.
Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle has been named match referee for the much-anticipated clash on March 26.
The first semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa will take place in Auckland on Tuesday. Appointments for the March 29 final will be made in due course.
The match official appointments are as follows: March 24: New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland David Boon (match referee), Ian Gould and Rod Tucker (on-field umpires), Nigel Llong (third umpire), Bruce Oxenford (fourth umpire)
March 26: Australia v India, Sydney Ranjan Madugalle (match referee), Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough (on-field umpires), Marais Erasmus (third umpire), Richard Illingworth (fourth umpire).
Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle has been named match referee for the much-anticipated clash on March 26.
The first semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa will take place in Auckland on Tuesday. Appointments for the March 29 final will be made in due course.
The match official appointments are as follows: March 24: New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland David Boon (match referee), Ian Gould and Rod Tucker (on-field umpires), Nigel Llong (third umpire), Bruce Oxenford (fourth umpire)
March 26: Australia v India, Sydney Ranjan Madugalle (match referee), Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough (on-field umpires), Marais Erasmus (third umpire), Richard Illingworth (fourth umpire).
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Text: Gaurav Gupta, TNN
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As expected, the 'five wise men' didn't heed popular sentiment and ignored 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, leaving skipper MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Suresh Raina as the only four members who have survived from India's last World Cup campaign.
Dhoni, in fact, is the only surviving member from the disastrous 2007 World Cup sojourn.
Let's take a look at the performance and strengths of the fabulous 15 who made it to the World Cup 2015 quad...
