Melbourne, 20 October (H.S.): Cricket Australia and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced a mutual umpire exchange programme aimed at enhancing the experience and skills of match officials from both countries.

Under the initiative, Australian umpire Ben Treloar will officiate in two Ranji Trophy matches in India, while Indian umpire Parashar Joshi will officiate in two Sheffield Shield matches and one One-Day Cup fixture in Australia.

According to information released by Cricket Australia, Treloar will officiate in the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Gujarat in Delhi from October 18 to 21. He will subsequently oversee the match between Mumbai and Haryana in Mumbai from October 26 to 29.

Treloar has considerable experience officiating in domestic cricket. He has officiated in 30 first-class matches, 20 List A matches and 39 Big Bash League fixtures. He has also served as an umpire in two Women’s One-Day Internationals and four Women’s T20 Internationals.

In addition, Treloar works as an Umpire Education Officer at Cricket New South Wales. In recognition of his contribution to umpire education and training, he has received the George Borwick Memorial Award from the New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association on four occasions.

Meanwhile, Parashar Joshi has officiated in several major domestic cricket tournaments in India. His experience includes 19 first-class matches, including fixtures in the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy; 32 List A matches, including the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy; and 40 T20 matches, including the Indian Premier League and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Joshi will begin his Australian assignment with the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Tasmania at the Gabba in Brisbane from November 11 to 14. He will then officiate in the One-Day Cup fixture between the two sides at the same venue on November 16.

The programme will conclude with a Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground from November 22 to 25.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar