Kumar Dharmasena wins ICC Umpire of the Year
Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena has won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year 2018 for the second time.
Kumar Dharmasena was voted as Umpire of the Year by international captains and ICC Match Referees, winning the David Shepherd Trophy for the second time.
Dharmasena hoped this award would inspire other Sri Lanka officials: “It has been a very satisfying year for me and this award from the ICC is a great honour and privilege. This comes six years after I was first named for the award and will inspire me to keep doing the job I love so much. I have always been passionate about cricket, both as a player and an umpire and look forward to keep working hard and challenging myself in order to meet the demands of this great game.
“I would like to thank my wife for being the strength behind my achievements and also my kids for their support and understanding. I would like to thank Mr. Peter Manuel, my coach, for his guidance from the start of my umpiring career, together with all the other coaches from ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket. I take this opportunity to thank all my fellow colleagues for all the encouragement and support over the years, without which this would not have been possible.”
Meanwhile Australia opener Aaron Finch has won the ICC Men’s T20I Performance of the Year award for the second time after his world record 172 against Zimbabwe in Harare last July was chosen by the ICC Voting Academy.
Rishabh Pant of India has been named as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year, Scotland’s Calum MacLeod crowned the ICC Associate Player of the Year and Kane Williamson won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award.
India winning the ICC U19 World Cup in New Zealand has been voted as the Fans’ Moment of the Year with 48 per cent of the votes. Afghanistan’s miracle comeback at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier came in second with 36 per cent votes.
(Source: ICC)
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Congratulations!
A dot of good to be proud as a srilankan, in an ocean of filth we hear day in day out..
Indra,
I hope the UNP Sports Minister, also known as ‘Google Baloon Fernando’ understands all what’s going on with his peanut sized brain.
The ICC is cracking down on corruption in sports and the Sinhala Buddhist Republic has had the honour of the first regional ICC anti-corruption office in Colmbo.
Google Baloon Fernado was crying in the media that he was approached by corrupt individuals to nominate players in the team for the SL-Auz tests. Fernando never went to the Bribery Commissioner (friend of the King anyway) with a complaint.
The Sinhala Buddhist Republic of SL is the most corrupt Government in the world. The topmost rich politicians in the Forbes Magazine list consists of (1) the undisputed War Hero who claims to have eliminated the Tamil Tiger, USD 18 billion worth (3) the cut throat King who is occupying the golden chair, worth USD 14m (5) Colonel Karuna, ex LTTE cut throat warlord in the Eastern Province, worth USD 1.7m (7) AK Dissanayake, leader of JVP worth USD 1.3m.
We are fighting a losing battle Sister Indra, we are Governed by the corrupt.