On November 22, India challenged Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Optus Stadium, Perth. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and chose to bat first. However, the Indian top order faced difficulties in establishing themselves, quickly landing in a tough spot. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s debut was a short one, as he […]

In the last decade or so, the introduction of DRS has been helping the umpires to a great extent to take good decisions, but it remains one of the toughest facets of cricket. The job of an umpire is as tough as it comes, especially the scrutiny they face even for the slightest of errors […]

The BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly comes in support of Glenn Maxwell, who has been known for nailing the switch-hit more often than not. However, there have been opinions backing and lashing at the shot played by Maxwell. Former international umpire Simon Taufel had said there was no legal ground to ban the switch hit. As […]

With no cricket going around and everyone in isolation for personal safety, many players and coaches are seen spending the free time on social media giving interviews and talking with fans online. Former Australian umpire Simon Taufel did an interview with Outlook where he praised the Indian Cricket team’s former opener Virender Sehwag saying that […]

Simon Taufel recalled the 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka team’s bus in Lahore which not only changed his life but also the lives of many others. That also caused their cricket out of the nation. However, he said officiating in cities like Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Islamabad and Peshawar all have their challenges but […]

Retired Australian umpire Simon Taufel urged cricket administrators across the globe on Thursday to show their support to umpires, just like the players. Taufel, who has written a book ‘Finding the Gaps’ was interacting with a group of local umpires here, whom he gave tips on umpiring as well. “Sourav Ganguly, when he became the (BCCI) […]

The veteran ICC umpire, Simon Taufel has come out with some important revelations over the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli’s behavior in his book “Finding The Gaps”  in a chapter titled “Leading with integrity and values”. There is no denying the fact is one of the most aggressive cricketers on the cricket field. As time went by, […]

Simon Taufel, the former international umpire has supported India’s decision to play the Day-Night Tests, saying that this will help in future. “High performance modern business is about pushing the envelope. It’s about going places where we haven’t been before and taking educated risks. We take that based on research and what the customers want,” […]

Former Australian umpire Simon Taufel has been regarded as one of the best umpires who has officiated in the game of cricket. As an on-field umpire, he witnessed several heated arguments between the players and he had to stop the ugly looking fight involving players. The veteran umpire was at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, […]

Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who has been considered as one of the best umpires the world has ever seen, has decided to resign from his post of Cricket Australia’s (CA) Head of Umpiring citing personal reasons. It has also been learned that Simon has taken the decision in a hurry as he took a leave last […]