Indian Premier League: India's premier umpire Anil Chaudhary revealed that umpiring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is more difficult than officiating international matches.
Chaudhary, who has vast experience in officiating on both levels, also shared the added pressure of his neighbours while officiating in India's matches. However, the 60-year-old has never let emotions overpower him and remains committed to professionalism.
"Whenever I would officiate India's matches, my neighbours would come to me and jokingly say 'Sir India ka dhyan rakhna'... We are professionals, and can't mix feelings and emotions while performing our duty... IPL is more tough than doing umpiring in international matches... We don't listen to what is being said (negative or positive) about us outside the ground, we just do our job," Chaudhary told IANS on Thursday.
