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South Africa tour to India & Sharjah: news round-up

England's David Shepherd, who will be officiating in his 50th Test has been nominated as the neutral umpire for the first Test between India and South Africa, to be played at Mumbai from Feb 24 to 28

01-Feb-2000

Shepherd to officiate in his 50th Test

England's David Shepherd, who will be officiating in his 50th Test has been nominated as the neutral umpire for the first Test between India and South Africa, to be played at Mumbai from Feb 24 to 28. He will stand along with India's Srinivas Venkatragavan. India's AV Jayaprakash has been nominated to stand in the second Test at Bangalore to be played from March 2 to 6. His partner however is yet to decided by the ICC.

Subba Row is match referee

Former England opening batsman Raman Subba Row will be the International Cricket Council match referee for the forthcoming Test and limited overs series between India and South Africa.
Row, who was the manager of the England team that visited India in 1981-82, will also be the match referee for the triangular series in Sharjah to be held from March 22 and 31, featuring India, Pakistan and South Africa.
The following is the itenerary for the Sharjah series: March 22: India v South Africa, March 23: India v Pakistan, March 24: Pakistan v South Africa, March 25: Rest Day, March 26: India v Pakistan, March 27: India v South Africa, March 28: Pakistan v South Africa March 31: Final.