List of Indian Premier League umpires

West Indies' Billy Doctrove has officiated the fourth most IPL matches, with 44.

In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the field.^[1] There are two on-field umpires, who apply the laws, make all necessary decisions, and relay the decisions to the scorers.^[1]

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India,^[2] which has been held annually since its first season in 2008.^[3] In the eight seasons of the league, 46 umpires have officiated at least one IPL match. Of these, Kumar Dharmasena has officiated the most number of matches, serving as an umpire 74 times,^[4] while Subroto Das has officiated the fewest, serving in one match of the 2013 season.^[4] The first match of the IPL, played between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, was umpired by Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen,^[5] while the most recent match, the final of the 2015 season, was umpired by Dharmasena and Richard Illingworth. 21 of the umpires are of Indian nationality, seven are Australians, five are South Africans, four are New Zealanders. Three umpires are from England and two from Pakistan and Sri Lanka each; whereas there is one umpire from West Indies and Zimbabwe each.^[4] 13 umpires have served in only one season.^[4]

As of the 2013 season, an on-field umpire receives a ₹1.75 lakh (US$2,600) salary for officiating a match.^[6] The umpires are sponsored by McDowell's No.1, whose branding is displayed on their uniforms.^[7] Kingfisher Airlines were the umpires sponsor for the first five seasons, and they paid ₹106 crore (US$16 million) for the sponsorship.^[8] The recipient team of the Fair Play Award is also decided by the number of points given by the umpires in the league.^[9] The umpires are also assessed by the umpires' performance and training manager; Taufel was in-charge of that post during the 2013 season.^[6]

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 2015 IPL season, and does not cover the games played by IPL teams in other tournaments or tours, 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

Indian Premier League umpires^[4]

Umpire[lower-greek 1]	Nationality[lower-greek 2]	First	Last	Mat
Dharmasena, KumarKumar Dharmasena	Sri Lanka	2009	2016	87
Ravi, SundaramSundaram Ravi	India	2009	2016	72
Taufel, SimonSimon Taufel	Australia	2009	2013	55
Rauf, AsadAsad Rauf	Pakistan	2008	2013	51
Erasmus, MaraisMarais Erasmus	South Africa	2009	2016	48
Chaudhary, AnilAnil Chaudhary	India	2012	2016	47
Shamshuddin, ChettithodyChettithody Shamshuddin	India	2012	2016	46
Doctrove, BillyBilly Doctrove	West Indies	2008	2012	44
Koertzen, RudiRudi Koertzen	South Africa	2008	2011	42
Kulkarni, VineetVineet Kulkarni	India	2012	2016	40
Dar, AleemAleem Dar	Pakistan	2008	2014	38
Bowden, BillyBilly Bowden	New Zealand	2009	2014	38
Tucker, RodRod Tucker	Australia	2011	2016	38
Asnani, SudhirSudhir Asnani	India	2009	2013	31
Tarapore, ShavirShavir Tarapore	India	2009	2012	31
Tiffin, RussellRussell Tiffin	Zimbabwe	2008	2011	30
Harper, DarylDaryl Harper	Australia	2008	2010	28
Saheba, AmieshAmiesh Saheba	India	2008	2011	27
Oxenford, BruceBruce Oxenford	Australia	2012	2014	23
Nandan, C. K.C. K. Nandan	India	2013	2016	22
Hariharan, KrishnaKrishna Hariharan	India	2008	2011	21
Illingworth, RichardRichard Illingworth	England	2014	2015	20
Jerling, BrianBrian Jerling	South Africa	2008	2010	18
Cloete, JohanJohan Cloete	South Africa	2012	2015	17
Hazare, SanjaySanjay Hazare	India	2009	2014	17
Llong, NigelNigel Llong	England	2013	2014	16
Das, SubratSubrat Das	India	2010	2013	15
Srinath, KrishnarajKrishnaraj Srinath	India	2013	2015	15
Howell, IanIan Howell	South Africa	2008	2009	14
Shastri, SureshSuresh Shastri	India	2008	2011	14
Benson, MarkMark Benson	England	2008	2009	13
Gaffaney, ChrisChris Gaffaney	New Zealand	2015	2015	11
Reiffel, PaulPaul Reiffel	Australia	2011	2011	11
Deshpande, RajeshRajesh Deshpande	India	2014	2015	8
Pathak, PashchimPashchim Pathak	India	2014	2015	8
Baxter, GaryGary Baxter	New Zealand	2009	2009	7
Davis, SteveSteve Davis	Australia	2008	2008	7
Jayaprakash, AraniArani Jayaprakash	India	2008	2008	7
Fry, SimonSimon Fry	Australia	2015	2015	6
Hill, TonyTony Hill	New Zealand	2011	2011	6
Pratapkumar, G. A.G. A. Pratapkumar	India	2008	2008	6
Shivram, IvaturiIvaturi Shivram	India	2008	2008	6
Wijewardene, TyronTyron Wijewardene	Sri Lanka	2009	2009	6
Ananthapadmanabhan, K. N.K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan	India	2016	2016	4
Srinivasan, KrishnamachariKrishnamachari Srinivasan	India	2015	2015	3
Sharma, VirenderVirender Sharma	India	2016	2016	3
Ranade, ShashankShashank Ranade	India	2009	2009	2
Bharatan, KrishnamachariKrishnamachari Bharatan	India	2016	2016	1
Kishore, NandNand Kishore	India	2016	2016	1
Menon, NitinNitin Menon	India	2016	2016	1
Das, SubrotoSubroto Das	India	2013	2013	1

See also

• International Panel of Umpires and Referees

References

1. "Law 3 (The umpires)". Lord's. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
2. "ICC Members – India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
3. "IPL auction 2011: Teams to spend big for top cricketers". The Economic Times. New Delhi. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
4. "Records / Indian Premier League / Most matches as an umpire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
5. "1st match: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore, Apr 18, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
6. N Jagannath Das (18 April 2013). "Digits go up for desi umpires". Hyderabad: New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
7. "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
8. "Kingfisher to be IPL umpire partner". The Economic Times. New Delhi. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
9. "Kingfisher Airlines announces "Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award"". Bangalore: Kingfisher Airlines. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

Notes

1. The form and spelling of the names in the umpire column is according to ESPNcricinfo. Alternative spellings and name forms, where they exist, are given at the articles linked from this column.
2. The information in the country column is according to ESPNcricinfo, and is based upon the cricket board they are affiliated with. This information may not necessarily reflect the person's birthplace or citizenship.