Three Pakistani umpires will officiate matches during the ICC T20 World Cup in June in the United States and West Indies.
Asif Yaqoob, Ahsan Raza and Rashid Riaz were named in the list of umpires for the mega event.
The list includes 20 umpires and six match referees for the ninth edition of the tournament.
Match officials for T20 World Cup 2024:
Umpires: Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Allahudien Paleker, Richard Kettleborough, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Ahsan Raza, Rashid Riaz, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Shahid Saikat, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob.
Match referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.
For the first time, 20 teams will participate in the event, featuring in 55 matches over 28 days at nine venues, making it the largest ICC T20 World Cup to date.
“We are pleased to announce our team of match referees and umpires for the historic ICC Men’s T20 World Cup,” Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager Cricket, said.
“Within the selected cohort, we have a compliment of experienced match officials and other high performing members who have been recognized for their strong and consistent performances. The throughput from the pathway programme will continue to see the development and emergence of high-quality match officials across the game.
“With 20 teams and 55 matches played over 28 days, this will be the biggest T20 World Cup ever and we are proud of the team we have assembled. We are confident that our officials will perform strongly.
“We wish them all the best of luck for what promises to be a very exciting tournament.”
The event will begin on June 1 with the final set to take place on 29th of the same month.
