Pakistan, England Test series

Pakistan, England Test series: Officials include controversial no-ball umpire

The match officials for the three-Test series between Pakistan and England have been announced. The match officials for the Test series were announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) through a press release.

 According to PCB, the match officials for this series scheduled for the ICC Test Championship will work under the leadership of ICC match referee Andy Pycroft.

A total of six umpires will officiate in the Test series

A total of six umpires will officiate in the Test series, including South African umpire Maurice Erasmus, West Indies umpire Joel Wilson, Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar, Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqub and Rashid Riaz. According to the details, Joel Wilson and Ahsan Raza will be on-field umpires in the Test match to be held in Rawalpindi from December 1, while Murray Erasmus will be the third umpire and Asif Yaqub will be the fourth umpire.

the second Test match to be held in Multan from December 9

Similarly, in the second Test match to be held in Multan from December 9, Marais Erasmus and Aleem Dar will be the on-field umpires, while Joel Wilson will be the third umpire and Rashid Riaz will be the fourth umpire. Remember that Maurice Erasmus was the umpire in the match between Pakistan and India in the recent World T20 and his decisions in the last over were criticized a lot. In the last over of the match against India, India needed 16 runs to win. Muhammad Nawaz's full toss ball was declared a no ball by the umpires which was protested by captain Babar Azam himself. Social media users also criticized the umpire's decision.

Joel Wilson and Ahsan Raza will once again be the on-field umpires in the third Test match

Joel Wilson and Ahsan Raza will once again be the on-field umpires in the third Test match to be held in Karachi from December 17, while Marais Erasmus will be the third and Asif Yaqub will be the fourth umpires. It should be noted that in the match between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, Maurice Erasmus called the ball of Muhammad Nawaz a no-ball and cricket fans were unhappy with this decision.