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Asoka de Silva Honoured for Reaching 100-ODI Landmark
DUBAI - Asoka de Silva of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires was honoured on Friday for completing a century of ODIs, a landmark reached during the recently concluded series between Australia and Pakistan.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat presented a crystal plaque to the umpire on behalf of the ICC before the start of the Twenty20 match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai Sports City stadium.
De Silva became only the 12th umpire to reach the milestone when he stood in the fifth ODI in Perth on
January 31. “I am humbled and honoured to have completed a century of ODIs as an umpire,” De Silva said.
De Silva also represented Sri Lanka in 10 Tests and 28 ODIs between 1985 and 1992.
“When I look at the umpires who are on this list, it makes me really proud as the group includes some of the most iconic names of this noble profession, he said.
MOST APPEARANCES BY UMPIRES
Umpire ODIs
Rudi Koertsen (SA) 202
Steve Bucknor (WI) 181
David Shepherd (Eng) 172
Daryl Harper (Aus) 161
Simon Taufel (Aus) 147
Billy Bowden (NZ) 141
Darrell Hair (Aus) 139
Aleem Dar (Pak) 127
Russell Tiffin (Zim) 111
David Orchard (SA) 107
Steve Dunn (NZ) 100
Asoka de Silva (SL) 100
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