The ongoing edition of the 20-20 World Cup has now reached its end as four teams namely New Zealand, England, India, and Pakistan have reached through to the semi-finals of the eighth edition of the tournament. Speaking of the itinerary of the knockouts, Pakistan will lock horns with Kane Williamsonโs New Zealand followed by the second semi-final between India and England at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Meanwhile, cricketโs governing body has announced the list of elite panel umpires who will be there in action to officiate in the knockouts of the marquee tournament.
Renowned English umpire Richard Kettleborough is set to officiate in the first semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. So, his absence from the second semi-final between India and England has arrived as good news for the Indian fans and they are relieved of it.
Recalling an unfortunate chronology for the Indian team, Richard has been an official in all the knockout matches of the major international tournaments where India lost and got eliminated from the tournament. Subsequently, Indian fane felt that the absence of Ketts is quite assuring to see the Indian team in the final of the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup. Following the announcement of officials from the governing body of cricket, Indian fans immediately took to Twitter for coming up with their reactions on the same.
Here's how Indian fans reacted to the absence of Kettleborough from Indiaโs semi-final against England:
We are saved ๐ pic.twitter.com/pi4LewhFiv
โ Dere (@Der1x_) November 7, 2022
No Kettleborough this time phew...
โ ArnavTalksCricket๐ #๐17 & #VK18 stan (@Cricket_Arnav) November 7, 2022
Thank God he is not there
โ Prakhar Patwardhan ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ (@Pprakhar27) November 7, 2022
Sabse bada panauti India ke liye
Richard Kettleborough pic.twitter.com/ZTHAGomu0l
Thanks god๐ pic.twitter.com/zaHAwcRLxy
โ Always viratiyan (@bten37321) November 7, 2022
No Richard Kettleborough!
โ S. (@pullshotx45) November 7, 2022
Lesssgoooo ๐ฅณ
No Richard Kettleborough this time ๐ pic.twitter.com/UsV0GNxgi5
โ Lucky (@luckpathak55) November 7, 2022
We r Already in fina ๐ญ๐ญl ๐ Final mein Umpires kon hoga? pic.twitter.com/z4T6qn37l4
โ ๐ ๐พ๐ ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ณ (@Mr_Exotic__) November 7, 2022
Thank god no Richard pic.twitter.com/JEIRide0Wx
โ KIRAN L (@sk1_sunny) November 7, 2022
Thank god richard kettlebrough nhi hai is time semifinal mai ๐ฌ
โ parthhhh (@Sportify07) November 7, 2022
But i'm sure india final mai hogi toh voh hoga udr , humari panoti !
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โ Siddhu (@IamSid306) November 7, 2022
No Richard kettleborough
Thank God ๐
Hereโs a look at the officials for the semi-finals of the 20-20 World Cup 2022:
Officials for the first SF between Pakistan and New Zealand on the 9th of November:
On-field umpires - Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth
Third umpire โ Richard Kettleborough
Fourth umpire โ Michael Gough
Match Referee โ Chris Broad
Officials for the second SF between India and England on the 10th of November
On-Field umpires โ Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reifell
Third umpire โ Chris Gaffaney
Fourth umpire โ Rod Tucker
Match Referee โ David Boon
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