Asia Cup 2025 Umpires: The Asia Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the match officials for the group stage of the tournament on Monday.
The much-awaited Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin on September 09 in the United Arab Emirates. Cricket fans are eagerly awaiting the thrilling match between India and Pakistan, which will be played on September 14.
The continental event will be played in T20I format, played between 8 teams, with five full members of the ACC – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been automatically qualified for the tournament.
Meanwhile United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong, the teams which finished in the top three in the 2024 Acc Men’s Premier Cup.
With lots of interesting matchups and games during the continental events, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the list of umpires for the group stage games which includes several experienced umpires.
Expereinced West Indies’ Richie Richardson and Zimbabwe Andy Pycroft has been been named as Match referees.
Indian has a strong representation in the Asia Cup 2025 officiating team, with Virender Sharma and Rohan Pandit bot part of the ICC umpire panel. Their inclusion is seen as a positive step and reflects India’s growing presence in the field of cricket umpiring.
Asia Cup Referees
- Richie Richardson
- Andy Pycroft
Asia Cup 2025 Umpires
- Virender Sharma (India)
- Rohan Pandit (India)
- Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka)
- Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
- Ahmad Pakteen (Afghanistan)
- Izatullah Saif (Afghanistan)
- Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan)
- Faisal Afridi (Pakistan)
- Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh)
- Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh)
As the third umpire partner, Royal Stag’s branding will appear on all third umpire decisions, which includes DRS reviews, run-outs, stumpings and boundary checks.
These moments elicit tremendous audience attention, giving Royal Stag prime screen time at high-impact event throughout each match. This unique role means that the brand is visible throughout some of the game’s most dramatic and talked about moments.
Royal Stag has a widely recognised history of cricket sponsorship. Recently, it has renewed its long-standing partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) which will be extended until 2027.
Royal Stag‘s partnership with Asia Cup as third sponsor boosts its position in one of Asia’s most watched cricket competitions.
With India and Pakistan are likely to clash more than once, and millions anticipated to watch, the brand obtains a high-frequency visibility.
