Rahul Asher

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Rahul Asher
Personal information
Born (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979 (age 45)
Calicut, Kerala, India
Umpiring information
ODIs  umpired15 (2020–2024)
T20Is  umpired53 (2019–2024)
WT20Is  umpired7 (2021–2022)
Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2022

Rahul Asher (born 18 February 1979) is an Indian-born cricket umpire based in Oman. [1] In July 2017, Asher was selected to officiate in matches in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in Singapore. [2] [3] He was one of the umpires in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [4] [5] In April 2018, he was appointed to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires. [6]

In January 2019, Asher umpired in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, featuring Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament. [7] He was one of two umpires to join ICC officials for the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series. [8] [9] In January 2020, he officiated in his first One Day International (ODI) match, in the opening fixture of the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series, between Oman and the United Arab Emirates. [10]

Asher was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, [11] where he stood in many matches including the quarterfinals between India-U19 and Bangladesh-U19.

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  2. ↑ "Rahul Asher to officiate in ICC under-19 World Cup qualifiers". Oman Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Oman Cricket: Rahul Asher to officiate in ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rahul set to umpire ICC WCL 3 games in Oman". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "ICC appoints Rahul to Panel of Development Umpires for 2018". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "4th Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials for Quadrangular Series". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Al Amerat, Jan 5 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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