Life as an umpire at the highest level
The Hindu’s special correspondent caught up with Suresh Shastri, a member of the ICC’s international panel of umpires.

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When he made his international debut as an umpire in the match against Zimbabwe at Pune in 1993, Shastri knew the task was going to be tough. “Those days we would get just one match in one year,” he remembered. From 1993 to 1998, he stood in a mere four matches. Since last November, when he returned to the international panel, Shastri has officiated in 15 one-dayers and two Tests.
Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo