Rating 10 best umpires of all time in cricket
Not just the cricketers, some of these umpires to have received great love and appreciating from the fraternity over the last few decades.
3. Simon Taufel
A name so familiar to the current generation of fans, Simon Taufel falls in a very elite bracket of umpires who wasn’t just pin-point accurate, but also was loved dearly by the fraternity. He witnessed some iconic moments of Indian standing in the middle, from Yuvraj Singh’s 6 sixes, 2007 World T20 triumph to the 2011 World Cup success.
Among the many names which come into the mind while talking about the history of umpires, Taufel is one name which is associated with no famous controversy. He won the ICC Umpire of the year award five times in a row from 2004 to 2008, a stat which indicates why he was the finest during his time.
Beginning his International career in 2000, the Australian stood in the middle for 74 Tests, 174 ODIs and 34 T20Is. After the 2012 World T20 final in Colombo, he announced his retirement and subsequently worked as ICC’s Umpire Performance and Training Manager until October 2015.
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