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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Umpire Ashoka de Silva dropped from crucial WC games


Under-fire Sri Lankan referee Asoka de Silva, who gave batsman Gary Wilson out lbw in Ireland’s detriment to West Indies in Mohali, has been forsaken from officiating in a little pass ICC World Cup 2011 matches.

Asoka’s onfield decisions has come underneath scanner during a World Cup with a many criticised being a preference to give Wilson out lbw even after reviewing a preference twice final Friday.

Among eighteen umpires officiating in a World Cup, de Silva’s success commission in reviewed decisions has been reduction than 50 per cent as well as as a result he was private from officiating in a integrate of pass organisation games which he was creatively noted for.

Originally noted to be a single of a on-field umpires for a England-West Indies compare upon as well as third referee for a India-West Indies game, de Silva will no some-more go a consequential ties.

Instead, he will be a fourth referee in a Ireland vs Netherlands compare upon Friday, as well as will mount as an on-field referee for a Zimbabwe-Kenya diversion upon Sunday, according to ICC’s revised schedule.

All a 4 teams concerned in these matches have been already out of a World Cup, which creates both a games inconsequential.

ICC ubiquitous manager, Dave Richardson pronounced a ICC did not wish their most appropriate umpires to go in matches of obtuse significance as well as it was partial of a final proviso rejig.

“It was partial of a re-organising for a final partial of a organisation stage, to safeguard a in-form umpires have been upon a margin as well as in a third umpire’s room for these consequential matches,” Richardson was quoted as observant by a website.

Australia’s Bruce Oxenford, who was creatively noted as a fourth umpire, will go in place of de Silva in a England vs West Indies match, whilst Taufel will be a third umpire.

Taufel will additionally mount as an onfield referee along with Steve Davies in a consequential India-West Indies match, whilst Oxenford will be a third umpire.

In a World Cup so far, de Silva’s decisions have been challenged 7 times as well as usually upon 3 occasions has his strange call stood – a single being a lbw preference opposite Wilson which altered a march of a game.

Wilson, who was batting upon 61, reviewed Asoka’s decision, as well as replays showed which a round had strike a desk pad outward off stump. However, de Silva stranded to his strange decision, even after carrying a second demeanour during a decision.

Ireland captain William Porterfield strongly criticised a preference in a post-match press discussion as well as was reprimanded by a ICC.

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