Srinivas Venkataraghavan

Steve Bucknor will become the first umpire to stand in 100 Tests when he steps out in the second Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata on March 16

Srinivas Venkataraghavan, the only man to have played and umpired in over 50 Test matches, has been honoured by the ICC for his contribution to the game

In a departure from tradition, the Board of Control for Cricket in India may confer its highest award to four people

The news that Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan has decided to call it a day means that the ICC's elite panel of Test umpires will soon be without the services of one of its outstanding members

One of the most decorated umpires in the game, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Venkat) is to retire from the Emirates Elite Umpiring Panel

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, known universally as Venkat, is to retire as an international umpire during the forthcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and Australia

If South Africa fails to win its four Test home series against West Indies it could drop out of the top two in the ICC Test Championship for the first time since the official table was launched in May 2001

Australia can boost its official Test rating to 130 for the first time since the ratings system was introduced in May 2003 if it wins both matches in the forthcoming two Test Match series against Zimbabwe starting at Perth on Thursday 9 October

To play one leading role in cricket is admirable

It took almost a decade for the second team from New Zealand to make an appearance in this country