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BCCI announces umpires, match referees’ workshops dates

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Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the dates for the umpires’ and match referees’ workshops to be held in August-September.

The umpires’ workshop will be held in six batches in Chennai from August 24 to September 4, while the match referees’ workshop will be held in two batches in Nagpur from September 6 to 9.

The umpires’ workshops will be held Aug 24-25, Aug 26-27, Aug 28-29, Aug 30-31, Sept 1-2 and Sept 3-4.

The match referees’ workshops will be held Sept 6-7 and Sept 8-9.

“The BCCI is committed to eradicating the suspect action bowling from Indian domestic cricket. Educational workshops regarding the same have been planned at Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC), an International Cricket Council (ICC) accredited Biomechanical Bowling Action Testing centre in Chennai, where the umpires will witness the practical testing of bowlers live under the guidance of Simon Taufel,” BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a release.

“The former ICC Elite umpire will guide the Indian umpires on what to look for with respect to a bowler’s action to ascertain if it is illegal or suspect,” Thakur said.

The BCCI secretary also added the elevation of Sundaram Ravi to the ICC Elite panel will motivate the other Indian umpires to achieve further excellence and progress in their careers.

He also promised complete support from BCCI to help the Indian umpires achieve their goals.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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