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PCB announce match officials for Pakistan-West Indies Test series

For the first Test, Australia’s Rod Tucker and England’s Richard Kettleborough will serve as the on-field umpires

PCB announce match officials for Pakistan-West Indies Test series PHOTO: AFP

PCB has revealed the match officials for the two-match Test series between Pakistan and the West Indies.  

For the first Test, Australia’s Rod Tucker and England’s Richard Kettleborough will serve as the on-field umpires. Paul Reiffel from Australia will act as the third umpire, while Faisal Afridi will take on the role of fourth umpire.  

In the second Test, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker will be the on-field umpires, Richard Kettleborough will oversee decisions as the third umpire, and Rashid Riaz Qamar will serve as the fourth umpire. Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle has been appointed as the ICC match referee for the series.  

The two-match Test series against the West Indies will begin in Multan, with the first Test scheduled to start on January 17 and the second on January 25.  

This eagerly awaited series marks the first Test encounter between the two sides in Pakistan in nearly two decades.