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Referee Srinath, umpire Menon opt to skip CT

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February 06, 2025

NOT only ICC Elite Panel umpire Nitin Menon, match referee Javagal Srinath is also set to skip the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19 to March 9.

- FIROZ MIRZA @Chennai

It is learnt that both opted out due to personal reasons. This after India team refused to play in Pakistan due to security reasons.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday has confirmed the match officials for the tournament with the above-mentioned two names conspicuous by their absence.

It is understood that both have cited personal reasons to skip the tournament.

The 12 umpires named by the ICC are Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf and Joel Wilson.

David Boon, Ranjan Madugalle and Andrew Pycroft are the match referees announced by the global body.

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