"It made me wonder why women cannot
umpire matches when they can play?" recalled 37-year-old Afia, who now has more than 150 official matches under her bel.
"It made me wonder why women cannot
umpire matches when they can play?" recalls 37-year-old Afia, who now has more than 150 official matches under her belt, while speaking to pcb.com.pk.
In the Lahore workshop, lectures were given by top-flight
umpires, including Aleem Dar from the Elite Panel of ICC
umpires, and Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob, both members of International panel of ICC
umpires.
Humaira Farah, who is director sports at Lahore Garrison University and is pursuing PhD degree, said: 'Women are an integral part of any society and the PCB's step to train the
umpires ahead of the season is praiseworthy.
Humaira Farah, who is director sports at Lahore Garrison University and is pursuing PhD degree, said: "Women are an integral part of any society and the PCB's step to train the
umpires ahead of the season is praiseworthy.
After he left Gloucestershire just before the start of the season Mustard signed to play T20 cricket for Northumberland but during the winter he set his sights on developing a second career in cricket as an
umpire.
CSK skipper Dhoni, who is known as 'Captain Cool', too suffered a meltdown and stormed from his dugout to confront the
umpires after a no-ball call for a high full toss was reversed against Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2019 game.
'I still remember the day when I first served as an
umpire. Coincidently It was my home town Gujranwala and Asad Rauf was along with me as the field
umpire,' recalled Aleem.
Rohtak-born Anand, who has been promoted to Outdoor
Umpire, was intrigued by umpiring after he attended a Hockey India Umpiring seminar in 2012.
Kumar Dharmasena and Shozab Raza (on-field
umpires), Michael Gough (third
umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth
umpire); Jeff Crowe (match referee)
Did the
umpires make the proper call by calling the runner out?
"We have excellent tutors to coach people through the twists and turns and a comprehensive mentoring system ensuring newcomers are paired with experienced
umpires to assist whenever necessary.