Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn by the ICC from the upcoming Champions Trophy in England. As per the media reports, "he was under investigation by Mumbai Police."
The Champions Trophy 2013, has been touted to be the last one and would be hosted by England from June 2013.
"In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf's activities, we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the ICC Champions Trophy," Dave Richardson, the ICC chief executive, said in a statement on Thursday.
List of Umpires and referees For Champions Trophy 2013
There will be 12 Umpires for the entire tournament.
- Billy Bowden
- Rod Tucker
- Aleem Dar
- Richard Kettleborough
- Kumar Dharmasena
- Bruce Oxenford
- Asad Rauf (ruled out)
- Nigel Llong
- Tony Hill
- Steve Davis
- Marais Erasmus and
- Ian Gould.
Match referees for Champions Trophy 2013
Javagal Srinath, Andy Pycroft and Chris Broad will be the three referees for the 2013 Champions Trophy tournament and all of them are from Emirates Elite Panel.
The warm- up matches for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy begins on May 30 2013.
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