Top 10 Umpires who have officiated in most ODIs

7. David Shepherd- 172:

The late David Shepherd, the legendary English umpire was a popular figure in world cricket. He umpired in 172 ODIs, including three consecutive World Cup finals in 1996, 1999 and 2003. Quickly recognised as being one of the fairest-minded and most able officials in the game, within two years he was part of the umpiring panel for the 1983 World Cup, and within four he was standing in his first Test.

He was a very jolly character, with a red face and white hair under a white flat cap, universally liked on and off the field. Perhaps his most famous quirk was his habit of lifting one foot off the ground whenever the score reached 111, or multiples thereof, they being regarded as unlucky by Shepherd in a ritual dating back to his childhood cricket team days. In the 2003 World Cup game between Australia and Pakistan, he ordered Waqar Younis, the Pakistani skipper to stop bowling after the fast bowler had bowled beamers. He became the first umpire to have taken such an action during an international match.