List of Indian Premier League umpires

In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the field. There are two on-field umpires, who apply the laws, make all necessary decisions, and relay the decisions to the scorers. The INDIAN Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, which has been held annually since its first season in 2008. In the five seasons of the league, 36 umpires have officiated at least one IPL match. Of these, Billy Doctrove has officiated the most matches, serving as an umpire 44 times, while Shashank Ranade has officiated the fewest, serving in two matches of the 2009 season. As of the 2010 season, an umpire receives a salary for officiating during a season. The umpires are sponsored by Kingfisher Airlines whose branding is displayed on their uniforms. The Recipient team of the Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award is also decided by the number of points given by the umpires in the league.

The first match of the IPL, played between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, was umpired by Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen, while the most recent match, the final of the 2012 season, was umpired by Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel. Fifteen of the umpires are of Indian nationality, six are Australian, five are South African and three are from New Zealand. Only four men have served as IPL umpires in both the first season and the latest season, Doctrove, Rauf, Bowden and Aleem Dar; and 14 umpires have served in only one season.

The list is initially organised by the number of matches as an umpire, and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name. This list is correct as of the 2012 IPL season, and do not cover the games played by the IPL teams in other tournaments, such as the Champions League Twenty20, the British Asian Cup or the 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders Tour of Australia.

Key

• First – Year of the first IPL match officiated
• Last – Year of latest IPL match officiated
• Mat – Number of matches officiated

IPL umpires

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