LAHORE: Former England Test spinner Richard Illingworth is set to umpire in the second edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL). Illingworth, who represented England in the 1992 World Cup final, is currently a part of the ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires. Illingworth has umpired in 25 Tests, 49 ODIs and 16 T20Is. He also umpired in Pakistan’s last Test on the tour of Australia played in Sydney earlier this month.
Illingworth will be joined by the most experienced international umpire and three time winner of the ICC Umpire of the Year Award, Pakistan’s Aleem Dar who has umpired 109 Tests, 182 ODIs and 41 T20Is.
Sri Lanka’s international umpire Ranmore Martinesz is also a part of the Umpires’ Panel for PSL 2017 that begins with a clash between defending champions Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi on February 9. Martinesz has so far umpired in eight Tests, 39 ODIs and 19 T20Is. Sri Lanka’s former Test batsman and ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama will supervise the PSL 2017. He was also a part of the first edition of the league last year, Mahanama has so far supervised 61 Tests, 222 ODIs and 35 Tests as a match referee.
Pakistan umpires and referees for PSL 2017: Ahsan Raza, Shozab Raza, Ahmed Shahab,
Rashid Riaz, Asif Yaqoob and Mohammad Anees.
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