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'Laut aao Simon Taufel' - Fans react as umpires for 2023 ODI World Cup get announced

The list of the umpires for the 2023 ODI World Cup gets announced, which features many umpires from the 2019 ODI World Cup.

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The panel of umpires has been chosen for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. It includes the best umpires in the cricket world at the moment. The umpires for the tournament are Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Chris Gaffaney, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Michael Gough, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Ahsan Raza, and Adrian Holdstock. 

Among them, many umpires were a part of the 2019 ODI World Cup, which happened in England. The likes of Richard Kettleborough, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, and Richard Illingworth are some of the names who were part of the umpire panel in the tournament the last time it happened. In fact, a couple of them were the on-field umpires for some of the biggest games in the tournament. 

In the semifinal between India and New Zealand, Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth were the on-field umpires. Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus were the on-field umpires for the second semifinal match between Australia and England. For the final, Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus were the on-field umpires. Aleem Dar does not feature on the list of umpires for the 2023 ODI World Cup, as he stepped down from the panel in March 2023. 

Javagal Srinath to be the match referee for the opener 

Fans might still remember Kumar Dharmasena from the 2019 World Cup final match between England and New Zealand. Likewise, some would remember Richard Kettleborough from the semifinal clash between India and New Zealand in Old Trafford. A total of 20 match officials are announced for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Javagal Srinath is said to be the match referee for the season opener between New Zealand and England in Ahmedabad.  

The 2023 ODI World Cup will be played between 10 teams in 10 different venues. Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Ahmedabad’s Sri Narendra Modi Stadium, Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai’s MA Chidambaram stadium, Dharamshala stadium, Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium, Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, Pune stadium, and Kolkata’s Eden Gardens will host the matches in the tournament.  

Here's how the fans reacted to the news -

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