Since two of the most likely candidates have excused themselves from travelling to Pakistan, there won’t be any Indian officials at the Champions Trophy in 2025. It is believed that Nitin Menon, one of the ICC’s elite panel umpires, and Javagal Srinath, one of the most active ICC match referees, “mutually agreed” with the ICC that they would not officiate any matches during the tournament’s Pakistan leg.
Additionally, it automatically excludes Indian match officials because all of the matches in Dubai will include India and call for neutral officials. Neutral officials have officiated all ICC events, while the former fast bowler Srinath is now supervising India’s bilateral white-ball matches versus England.
After lengthy talks, a hybrid format was developed that allowed India to play all of their matches, including the semi-final and the final, should they qualify, in Dubai, even though Pakistan is still the Champions Trophy’s official host. Pakistan will be subject to the same rule in the forthcoming ICC events hosted by India during the current cycle when all of their matches will occur at a neutral location.
Indian Umpires Not Available For Champions Trophy 2025
ICC Umpire of the Year Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Michael Gough, Paul Reiffel, Chris Gaffaney, and Kumar Dharmasena are among the twelve umpires on the panel. The only umpire from Pakistan on the list is Ahsan Raza.
The match referees will be Andrew Pycroft, Ranjan Madugalle, and David Boon. The ICC senior manager for umpires and referees, Sean Easey, stated: “We always try to name the most suitable and deserving officials for any event, and we are confident this group will do a fine job across the matches in Pakistan and the UAE.”