The former England cricketer and now commentator lamented the fact that ICC couldn’t get the best umpires in the world to officiate the India vs England series.
Nitin Menon, Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma will be the three umpires to officiate the first two Tests in Chennai.
Out of the three, only Nitin Menon is part of ICC’s Elite Panel of umpires. The other two will make their Test debuts against England.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, only home umpires have been officiating in Test matches.
Writing for the Daily Mail, David Lloyd claimed that having just one member from ICC’s Elite Panel for such a crucial series isn’t ideal.
The relative inexperience of the three umpires has been brought up several times over the past few days.
Nitin Menon will make just his fourth Test appearance. Anil Chaudhary, on the other hand, has overseen just 20 ODIs and 28 T20Is, while Virender Sharma has officiated two ODIs and just one T20I.
Conceding the lack of collective experience is worrisome, David Lloyd was unsure whether the umpires could handle the pressure of officiating a home Test.
India will win hands down, feels David Lloyd
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Referring to their win in Australia, David Lloyd praised the side’s balance as a mark of their strength.
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