Cricket Australia and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced a mutual exchange program to enhance the experience and skills of umpires.
Under this, Australian umpire Ben Traylor will officiate in two Ranji Trophy matches in India, while Indian umpire Parashar Joshi will officiate in two Sheffield Shield matches and one ODI Cup match in Australia.
According to the information released by Cricket Australia, Treloar will umpire in the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Gujarat in Delhi from 18 to 21 October.
After this, he will play the role of umpire in the match between Mumbai and Haryana to be held in Mumbai from 26 to 29 October. Treloar has good experience of umpiring in domestic cricket.
He has umpired in 30 first-class, 20 List-A and 39 Big Bash League matches. Apart from this, she has also taken the responsibility of umpire in two Women’s One Day International and four Women’s T20 International matches.
He also serves as the Umpire Education Officer at Cricket New South Wales. He has been awarded the New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers’ Association’s George Borwick Memorial Award four times for his contribution to the training of umpires.
At the same time, Parashar Joshi has umpired in many major tournaments of domestic cricket in India. He has the experience of umpiring in 19 first-class matches including Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy, 32 List-A matches including Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy and 40 T-20 matches including Indian Premier League and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Joshi will start his program in Australia with the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Tasmania at the Gabba ground in Brisbane from 11 to 14 November.
After this, he will umpire in the ODI Cup match between the two teams on the same ground on 16th November. The event will conclude with the Sheffield Shield clash between New South Wales and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground from 22 to 25 November.