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Champions Trophy: Reiffel, Illingworth Named On-field Umpires For India-Pakistan Game
International Cricket Council: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth have been appointed as on-field umpires for the highly-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the 2025 Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council (ICC) informed on Monday. For the India-Pakistan game to be held on February 23 at the Dubai International Stadium, Michael Gough will be TV umpire, while Adrian Holdstock is the fourth umpire and David Boon will assume charge as the Match Referee.
While announcing the officials for all 12 league games of the Champions Trophy, the ICC revealed that Richard Kettleborough and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid will stand as on-field umpires in the opening match of the 2025 Champions Trophy to be played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on February 19.
Joel Wilson will be the TV umpire and Alex Wharf the fourth umpire, while Andrew Pycroft will be the match referee as the tournament marks its return for the first time since 2017, when Pakistan won the title in England.
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