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Indian officials at the ICC
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The post of the ICC Match Referee was instituted in the early 1990s in an attempt to clamp down on undue aggression and deteriorating behaviour on the field of play. The ICC followed it up with another move to reduce allegations of partisan umpiring. In 1994-95, they initiated the idea of a 'neutral' (third-country) umpire partnering a 'home' umpire in Test matches. Another significant step was taken in 2002 when the ICC decided to have two 'neutral umpires in all Tests and a home-neutral pair in ODIs.
Former India captain Gundappa Vishwanath, who had a long stint as ICC Match Referee, recently stated that few Indians had got the opportunity to serve as Match Referees or Umpires on ICC's Elite Panel, when compared to the other prominent cricketing nations.
Former India captain Gundappa Vishwanath, who had a long stint as ICC Match Referee, recently stated that few Indians had got the opportunity to serve as Match Referees or Umpires on ICC's Elite Panel, when compared to the other prominent cricketing nations.
| Name | Post | Period |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Referee | 5 Tests ( Nov 1992 - Dec 1993 ) & 8 ODIs ( Dec 1992 - Dec 1993 ) |
| Umpire | 73 Tests ( Jan 1993 - Jan 2004 ) & 52 ODIs ( Jan 1993 - Oct 2003 ) |
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| Sunil Gavaskar | Referee | 1 Test ( Feb 1994 ) & 5 ODIs ( Feb 1994 - Mar 1994 ) |
| Chairman | Cricket Committee - Playing - 2000 - onwards |
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| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | Referee | 2 Tests ( June 1993 ) & 10 ODIs ( May 1993 - Mar 1996 ) |
| Hanumant Singh | Referee | 9 Tests ( Dec 1996 - Nov 2001 ) & 54 ODIs ( Mar 1995 - Feb 2002 ) |
| Gundappa Viswanath | Referee | 15 Tests ( Oct 1999 - Nov 2003 ) & 78 ODIs ( Mar 1999 - July 2004 ) |
| Jagmohan Dalmiya | President | 1997 - 2000 |
| V.K. Ramaswamy | Umpire | 26 Tests ( Jan 1985 - Nov 1999) & 43 ODIs ( Nov 1983 - Jan 2002) |
| A.V.Jayaprakash | Umpire | 13 Tests ( Dec 1997 - Mar 2002 ) & 30 ODIs ( Mar 1993 - April 2005 ) |
Jagmohan Dalmiya