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'I'd love to see in T20 cricket, one bowler bowl a fifth over': Simon Taufel's suggestion to balance contest between bat and ball

January 03, 2026 6:13 pm

The Australian umpire also said that he wasn't particularly a fan of the Impact Player rule in the IPL or the Super Sub rule in the ILT20.

'Umpire made the right decision in signalling Byes': Simon Taufel puts an end to dead-ball controversy

October 25, 2022 10:01 am

Sharing his views on the issue, umpire Taufel said, "The umpire made the right decision in signalling Byes after the batters ran three following the ball hitting the stumps and rolling down to 3rd man."

Impossible to officiate change of grip, stance: Umpire Simon Taufel on banning switch-hit

December 04, 2020 11:44 am

A switch hit involves a batsman changing the order of his hands (from left-handed to right handed grip or vice-versa) after the bowler has already started on his run-up.

Simon Taufel calls for structural review as no Indian in ICC's elite panel of umpires

November 26, 2019 6:05 pm

S Ravi, who was India's representative on the panel since 2015, was removed earlier this year after officiating in 33 Tests, including the Ashes, 48 ODIs and 18 T20 Internationals.

All right decisions in life are normally the hard ones: Simon Taufel

November 25, 2019 5:24 am

Taufel, who was earlier a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel, won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards between 2004 and 2008, and was considered the best umpire in the world during his time.

When Simon Taufel buried face in a pillow and burst into tears after close shave

November 21, 2019 9:08 am

Taufel admits his years in the international arena have taught him a fundamental lesson: the grim acceptance that umpires are human, far-from-perfect creatures and prone to mistakes.

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Day-night Tests not the solution to increasing popularity of format, says Simon Taufel

November 20, 2019 9:49 pm

"It is expected of an umpire to be perfect which is not humanly possible and with the emergence of franchise cricket, extra pressure has come onto umpires", said Taufel who was in Delhi to launch his maiden book Finding The Gaps.

ICC aims to improve TV umpire technology

January 02, 2014 6:32 pm

The International Cricket Council is testing a new review system for TV umpires.

'The technology genie has been let out of the bottle and its not going to go back in'

July 26, 2013 1:43 am

While delivering the 13th MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lords on Wednesday,former ICC elite panel umpire Simon Taufel spoke about the challenges that the games all-important on-field officials face in wake of the growing use of technology in decision-making.