Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to nominate Ranmore Martinesz, Tyron Wijewardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge to the International Cricket Council (ICC) panel of umpires based on their performance during the past year.
Martinesz and Wijewardene are to be nominated as on-field umpires and Palliyaguruge as an third umpire to the ICC. All three umpires have played first-class cricket.
In selecting these umpires the SLC Umpires Selection Panel picked Martinesz for his consistent performances during the season, plus his communication skills and good performances at international level. Martinesz has officiated in seven ODIs and 7 T20 Internationals.
Wijewardene had shown vast improvement at domestic level and had performed consistently during the season. His fitness and communications skills were also taken into consideration. Wijewardene has officiated in four Tests, 49 ODIs and 6 T20 Internationals.
Top Ten Sri Lanka umpires
1. Ranmore Martinesz
2. Tyron Wijewardene
3. Ruchira Palliyaguruge
4. Maurice de la Zylwa
5. Sena Nandaweera
6. Ravindra Wimalasiri
7. Sagara Gallage
8. Nishan Dhanasinghe
9. Raveendra Kottachch
10. Rohitha Kottachchi
Source: Nation.lk - by Saadi Tawfeeq
