Rahul Asher (born 18 February 1979) is an Indian-born cricket umpire based in Oman.[1] In July 2017, Asher was selected to officiate in matches in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in Singapore.[2][3] He was one of the umpires in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4][5] In April 2018, he was appointed to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1979 Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Umpiring information | |
| ODIs umpired | 12 (2020–2021) |
| T20Is umpired | 43 (2019–2023) |
| WT20Is umpired | 7 (2021–2022) |
Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2022 | |
In January 2019, Asher umpired in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, featuring Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[7] He was one of two umpires to join ICC officials for the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series.[8][9] In January 2020, he officiated in his first One Day International (ODI) match, in the opening fixture of the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series, between Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[10]
Asher was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[11] where he stood in many matches including the quarterfinals between India-U19 and Bangladesh-U19.
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- ^ "Rahul Asher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Rahul Asher to officiate in ICC under-19 World Cup qualifiers". Oman Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Oman Cricket: Rahul Asher to officiate in ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Rahul set to umpire ICC WCL 3 games in Oman". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "ICC appoints Rahul to Panel of Development Umpires for 2018". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "4th Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials for Quadrangular Series". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Al Amerat, Jan 5 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.