Delhi : The craze for cricket in India is of a different level. In India, everyone considers himself a cricket expert. Here you will find many people in every street and locality giving their opinion on cricket, but when it comes to the rules of cricket, those who give free knowledge become speechless. But in international cricket, apart from the cricketers, there is also a person on the ground who knows everything about cricket from A to Z. We know this person as umpire, whom you can actually call a cricket pandit.

This game cannot be imagined without an umpire on the cricket ground. The players on the field have to depend on the umpire for every decision, from appealing for out against the batsman of the opposing team to demanding DRS. Giving the right decision is the biggest challenge for an umpire. This is also considered to be a very difficult job physically. That is why umpiring is also called the most challenging job in cricket.

If you are also a cricket fan then you must know a lot about umpiring, but do you know how to become a cricket umpire and how much fee they charge for umpiring in a match. Let us explain to you the entire process of becoming an umpire today.

To become an umpire, it is not necessary that you have a cricket background. But it is very important to have interest in this game. If you have played cricket before or have a good understanding of cricket, then it can prove to be very helpful in becoming an umpire. But to become an umpire, every candidate has to go through a special process and also has to pass many tests to umpire in international matches.

Who can become an umpire?

There is no educational qualification required to become an umpire in India, but it is very important for the candidate to be able to learn, read and write all the major rules of cricket. To become an umpire, it is very important for the candidate to be physically fit. During this, special attention is paid to the candidate's eyesight, fitness, rules of cricket etc.

How does one become an umpire?

In the first step of becoming an umpire, candidates have to first register themselves in the state association. During this, it starts with umpiring in local matches. After this, the state association forwards the name of the candidate and then they are made BCCI umpires. But before making a place in the BCCI panel, umpires have to make a place in the state association on the basis of their experience and talent. After this, the name of the umpires is sent by the state association for the examination conducted by BCCI, which is a level one examination.

BCCI organizes this exam every year. During this time, coaching classes are also organized by BCCI. Coaching is done for the first 3 days while written exam is held on the fourth day. In this, the participants are selected on the basis of merit. The selected candidate is given an induction course and after that he is taught about umpiring. After this, practical and oral exam is also conducted and he becomes eligible for Level-2. After this stage, the candidates undergo medical test and then become BCCI umpire.

What is the umpire's fee?

The salary of BCCI panel umpires is decided on the basis of their level and seniority. There are many grades of umpires in BCCI, which include Grade A to D. The fees of umpires of each grade are different. BCCI currently has 20 umpires in Grade A, 60 umpires in Grade B, 46 umpires in Grade C and 11 umpires in Grade D. The salary of a Grade A umpire is Rs 40 thousand per day, while Grade B umpires are paid a salary of Rs 30 thousand.

ICC Elite Panel Umpires Salary

Being a member of the ICC Elite Panel is extremely beneficial for any umpire. ICC Elite Panel umpires 1 lakh US Dollars They get an annual salary of Rs. 10000. Apart from this, every umpire umpires in 10 to 15 ODI matches and 8 to 10 Test matches in a year. During this time, they get a fee of 5000 dollars for 1 Test match, 3000 dollars for 1 ODI match and 1500 dollars for 1 T20 match. ICC also gives them 3,000 US dollars for each match. According to this, every umpire earns about 1 lakh US dollars annually.

Earns crores from T20 league

Apart from international matches, umpires are also associated with ICC T20 League They also umpire in the ICC Cricket World Cup. Umpires get lucrative money from IPL, PCL, Big Bash League, CPL, LPL, BBL and other leagues. Umpires benefit the most from IPL. During this time, they get around 2500 US dollars for 1 IPL match. Apart from this, umpires also get many other types of allowances. Every umpire associated with the ICC also gets the facility to travel in business class. There are special arrangements for them in the team hotels and they are treated equally like any other player.

ICC Umpire Panel

Currently Nitin Menon, Kumar Dharmasena, Paul Reiffel, Richard Kettleborough, Rod Tucker, Richard Illingworth, Chris Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raja and Sharafuddaula ICC Elite Panel There are umpires of ICC. Apart from these, Javagal Srinath, David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andy Pycroft, Richie Richardson are the referees of ICC Elite Panel.

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