Through Nepal will not be playing ICC Trophy 2005 in Ireland, a Nepali umpire will be present there to officiate the matches of World Cup 2007 qualifiers.
The International Cricket Council has announced that six members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and six members of the recently constituted ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel will stand in the ICC Trophy Ireland 2005. And, Nepali Buddhi Bahadur Pradhan is one of them.
“The members of the Emirates International Panel scheduled to stand in Ireland from 1-13 July are Tony Hill from New Zealand, Kevan Barbour from New Zealand, Billy Doctrove from West Indies, Hariharan Krishna from India, Asad Rauf from Pakistan and Sri Lanka’s Asoka de Silva, who was formerly a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires,” the ICC Release said.
“The other six umpires scheduled to have on-field duties are all on the 10-member ICC Associates and Affiliates Panel that was inaugurated in April 2005. They are Roger Dill from Bermuda, Trevor Henry from Ireland, Subash Modi from Kenya, Sarika Prasad from Singapore, Buddhi Pradhan from Nepal and Shahul Hameed from Indonesia,” it added.
ICC General Manager – Cricket, David Richardson, said it was a good opportunity for the appointed umpires to develop their experience.
“This event is a good opportunity for members of both the Emirates International Panel and the Associates and Affiliates Panel to gain some experience of officiating overseas in conditions that will be unfamiliar to many of them,†said Richardson.
“It will give these umpires an opportunity to demonstrate their ability and stake a claim for further international appointments.â€Â
The umpires will be assessed during the ICC Trophy with the top officials from the early phases selected to stand in the high profile matches towards the tournament’s conclusion on 13 July, according to ICC.