Karumanaseri Narayanaiyer Ananthapadmanabhan is an Indian cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer from the state of Kerala. He played for the India "A" national team in international cricket and for South Zone and Kerala in Indian domestic cricket. He is a former captain of Kerala state Ranji Trophy team. He now serves as an umpire at the first-class level and officiates in domestic cricket tournaments in India, including the Ranji Trophy and Indian Premier League. In August 2020, Ananthapadmanabhan was promoted to the International Panel of ICC Umpires.
Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu is a former Indian international cricketer, commentator and politician. He played 61 limited overs matches for the India national cricket team between 2013 and 2019. He won the IPL trophy a record six times, being the only player other than Rohit Sharma to achieve this feat. He played for Hyderabad in domestic cricket, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman, who occasionally keeps wicket and bowls right-arm off breaks.
Nitin Narendra Menon is an Indian former cricketer and umpire. He was a right-handed batsman, representing Madhya Pradesh in List A cricket. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and the Sheffield Shield in Australia. In June 2020, he was promoted to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, replacing Nigel Llong. His father Narendra Menon was also a cricketer and umpire.
Arani Velayudham Jayaprakash is an Indian former first-class cricketer and Test cricket umpire.
The International Panel of ICC Development Umpires is a panel of international cricket umpires chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Established in 2005, its members are drawn primarily from the organisation's associate members. It stands alongside, and is intended to offer a career path into the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. Umpires on the panel are not restricted to matches between associate teams, and have officiated at One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level.
The 1981–82 Ranji Trophy was the 48th season of the Ranji Trophy. The final between Delhi and Karnataka went into a sixth day before Delhi won on first innings lead.
The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The awards recognise and honour the best Indian international and domestic cricketers for the past year. The awards were first given in 2006–07. The C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award was first presented in 1994. It is the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player and is considered as one of the most prestigious awards in cricket.
Chanila Krishna Bhat Nandan is a cricket umpire and former cricketer from India. His playing career included three first-class matches for Karnataka, over a period from 1983 to 1988. He made his umpiring debut in 1999, and has since umpired in various Indian domestic competitions, including Ranji Trophy and Indian Premier League matches.
Virender Sharma is an Indian international umpire and former cricketer. He played in fifty first-class and forty List A matches for Himachal Pradesh between 1990 and 2006. Sharma stood as an umpire in the Twenty20 tour match between India A vs South Africans on 29 September 2015.
A. Nand Kishore is an Indian former first-class cricketer. Kishore was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is now an umpire and stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Navdeep Singh is an Indian former first-class cricketer. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and the final of the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Jayaraman Madanagopal is an Indian cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. Having officiated in matches in the Ranji Trophy, Madanagopal stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I), between India and New Zealand, on 19 November 2021. On 6 October 2022, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI), between India and South Africa.
Rohan Pandit is an Indian cricket umpire. He has stood in matches in the domestic Ranji Trophy tournament.
Abhijit Deshmukh is an Indian cricket umpire. He has stood in matches in the Ranji Trophy tournament. In March 2019, he was one of the on-field umpires for the first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) between India and England at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
Kaushik Gandhi is an Indian first-class cricketer. He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He scored 124 off 134 ball against India B of a good bowling line up of Dhawal Kulkarni and Axar Patel. He made his first-class debut against Haryana in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy.
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha were the defending champions.
The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy was the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was played from 13 December 2022 and was finished on 19 February 2023. Madhya Pradesh were the defending champions, winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season.
Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi is an Indian cricket umpire. She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Narayanan Janani is an Indian cricket umpire. She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
The 2023 Women's Premier League Final was played on 26 March 2023 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of the 2023 season. Mumbai Indians won the match and the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.
