ILT20: Simon Taufel, Rod Tucker and Richard Kettleborough to lead illustrious of ILT20 Match Officials Panel

The
prime
T20
tournament
is
set
to
be
held
across
three
UAE
venues
–
Abu
Dhabi
(Abu
Dhabi
Cricket
and
Sports
Hub’s
Zayed
Cricket
Stadium),
Dubai
(Dubai
International
Stadium)
and
Sharjah
(Sharjah
Cricket
Stadium)
from
13
January
2023
to
12
February
2023.

Cricket
fans
across
the
world
are
guaranteed
high
entertainment
from
the
biggest
cricketing
stars
of
today’s
T20
game
such
as
Andre
Russell,
Robin
Uthappa,
Alex
Hales,
Shimron
Hetmyer,
Trent
Boult
and
Marcus
Stoinis
in
the
inaugural
season
of
the
DP
World
International
League
T20.

Taufel
will
be
accompanied
by
a
host
of
distinguished
umpires,
who
have
officiated
in
numerous
international
tournaments
and
series
around
the
world.
The
DP
World
ILT20
match
officials’ team
includes
Akbar
Ali
Khan,
Alex
Wharf,
Leslie
Reifer,
Martin
Saggers,
Richard
Kettleborough,
Rod
Tucker,
Ruchira
Palliyaguruge
and
Shiju
Mannil.
Simon
Taufel
and
Roshan
Mahanama
will
officiate
as
match
referees
in
the
event.

Speaking
about
the
DP
World
ILT20
match
officials’
panel,
Mubashshir
Usmani,
General
Secretary
Emirates
Cricket
said,
“It
was
imperative
for
us
to
ensure
that
every
aspect
of
the
DP
World
ILT20
adheres
to
international
standards
and
therefore
we
are
absolutely
delighted
to
announce
a
heavily
experienced
group
of
international
match
officials
for
the
first
season
of
the
DP
World
ILT20.
We
are
especially
thrilled
to
have
Simon
Taufel
on
board
with
us.
He
will
certainly
lead
his
team
brilliantly
and
ensure
that
high
quality
umpiring
will
be
on
display
throughout
the
tournament.”

Meanwhile,
one
of
the
greatest
cricket
umpires
of
all
time
Simon
Taufel
said,

“I
am
very
excited
to
be
leading
the
match
officials
at
the
DP
World
ILT20.
Franchise
cricket
has
completely
changed
the
outlook
of
the
sport
and
I
am
thrilled
to
be
a
part
of
a
new
cricket
league
emerging
in
the
world.”

“The
DP
World
ILT20
will
certainly
provide
another
platform
for
youngsters
to
showcase
their
talent
and
also
rub
shoulders
with
some
of
the
best
players
in
the
world.
I
also
hope
that
this
league
will
inspire
more
people
from
the
UAE
to
get
involved
in
match
officiating,
and
that
in
the
future
this
will
be
a
platform
for
local
umpires
to
develop
their
careers.
I
cannot
wait
to
take
the
field
on
the
opening
day
of
the
competition,”
the
Australian
umpire
added.

As
part
of
the
Match
Officials
Panel,
representative
umpires
from
the
UAE,
as
well
as
selected
individuals
with
domestic-level
umpiring
experience,
will
gain
valuable
exposure
to
a
league
of
this
calibre
during
the
DP
World
ILT20
leagues
matches.

In
addition
to
his
duties
as
Match
Referee,
Taufel
will
also
be
one
of
the
on-field
umpires
in
the
opening
match
of
the
DP
World
ILT20
between
Dubai
Capitals
and
Abu
Dhabi
Knight
Riders
on
13
January
2023.
The
game
will
take
place
following
a
glitzy
opening
ceremony
at
the
Dubai
International
Stadium.