International Panel of ICC Umpires

The International Panel of ICC Umpires was established by the ICC in 1994 following trial in 1992/3, to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match. ^[1] It is made up of officials nominated from each of the twelve Test playing cricket boards. From 2002, its role in Tests was largely supplanted by the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.

Umpires from the International Panel are employed to officiate home One Day international matches, but may also be called upon to aid the Elite Panel in Test matches and overseas ODIs during busy cricketing calendar years. ^{[2] [3]}

Current panel

As of 11 October 2024 ^[update] , the ICC International Panel consisted of: ^{[4] [5]}

Country	Selected Umpires Panel
Afghanistan	Ahmad Shah Pakteen, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Izatullah Safi
Australia	Donovan Koch, Sam Nogajski , Phillip Gillespie, Shawn Craig
Bangladesh	Masudur Rahman, Gazi Sohel, Tanvir Ahmed, Morshed Ali Khan
England	Russell Warren, Martin Saggers, Mike Burns, Graham Lloyd
India	Jayaraman Madanagopal , Rohan Pandit, Virender Sharma, K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
Ireland	Johnny Kennedy, Mark Hawthorne, Roland Black, Aidan Seaver
New Zealand	Wayne Knights, Chris Brown , Shaun Haig, Cory Black
Pakistan	Aleem Dar, Faisal Afridi, Asif Yaqoob , Rashid Riaz
South Africa	Lubabalo Gcuma, Stephen Harris, Arno Jacobs
Sri Lanka	Prageeth Rambukwella, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Raveendra Wimalasiri, Lyndon Hannibal
West Indies	Gregory Brathwaite, Nigel Duguid, Deighton Butler, Zahid Bassarath
Zimbabwe	Langton Rusere, Iknow Chabi, Percival Sizara, Forster Mutizwa

• Members denoted in bold belong to the ICC Emerging Umpires group, who will be prioritised for ICC appointments akin to those of Elite Panel members (Test matches and full members ODIs)

Former members

The following umpires were the member of the International Panel.

Country	Members
Australia	Darrel Hair †, Steve Randell, Steve Davis †, Peter Parker, Simon Taufel †, Mick Martell, Paul Wilson, Bruce Oxenford †, Simon Fry, Gerard Abood, Shawn Craig, Bob Parry, Paul Reiffel †, Rod Tucker †, Daryl Harper †
Bangladesh	A. F. M. Akhtaruddin, Anisur Rahman, Enamul Haque Moni, Jahangir Alam, Mahbubur Rahman, Mesbahuddin Ahmed, Nadir Shah, Sailab Hossain, Showkatur Rahman, Syed Mahabubullah, Sharfuddoula †
England	Dickie Bird, Ken Palmer, Nigel Plews, David Shepherd, Alex Wharf †
India	VK Ramaswamy, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Sundaram Ravi †, C. Shamsuddin, Vineet Kulkarni, Anil Chaudhary
Ireland	Alan Neill, Richard Smith, Paul Reynolnds
New Zealand	Brian Aldridge, Steve Dunne
Pakistan	Khizer Hayat, Mahboob Shah
South Africa	Barry Lambson, Karl Liebenberg, Allahudien Paleker †
Sri Lanka	B. C. Cooray, K. T. Francis
West Indies	Lloyd Barker, Steve Bucknor †, Patrick Gustard, Nigel Duguid
Zimbabwe	Ahmed Esat, Charles Coventry, Graeme Evans, Jeremiah Matibiri, Nigel Fleming, Owen Chirombe, Kantilal Kanjee, Ian Robinson, Quintin Goosen, Russell Tiffin †, Christopher Phiri

• †: Later elevated to the Elite Panel from the International Panel

Original panel

The original members of the International Panel in 1994 were: ^[1]

Country	Members
Australia	Darrel Hair, Steve Randell
England	Dickie Bird, Ken Palmer, Nigel Plews, David Shepherd
India	VK Ramaswamy, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
New Zealand	Brian Aldridge, Steve Dunne
Pakistan	Khizer Hayat, Mahboob Shah
South Africa	Barry Lambson, Karl Liebenberg
Sri Lanka	B. C. Cooray, K. T. Francis
West Indies	Lloyd Barker, Steve Bucknor
Zimbabwe	Kantilal Kanjee, Ian Robinson

See also

• Umpire (cricket)
• Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
• Elite Panel of ICC Referees
• List of Test umpires

References

1. Cricket: Bird launches initiative, The Independent, 14 January 1994
2. ICC – Match Officials Archived 1 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. "International Panel Duties". Archived from the original on 26 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
4. "ICC International Panel of Umpires". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 4 August 2025.
5. "KN Ananthapadmanabhan promoted to ICC's international panel of umpires". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2020.