Team India has reached the final after defeating England in the T20 World Cup semi-final. Now Team India will face South Africa in the final for the World Cup trophy. Both the teams have practiced hard for this match. This is the third time for Team India to reach the final in the history of the World Cup and the first time for South Africa. Rohit Sharma will lead Team India while Aiden Markram will lead South Africa. Team India’s tension has increased before this match. Team India’s tension has increased due to this announcement of ICC. Let’s know what really happened.
The ICC has announced the names of the umpires for the T20 World Cup 2024 final. According to reports, Chris Gaffney and Richard Illingworth will be the field umpires in the World Cup final. While Research Kettleborough will be the TV umpire. Rodney Tucker will play the role of the fourth umpire. Some of the decisions taken by umpire Richard Kettleborough in the knockout rounds have gone against Team India. Therefore, Kettleborough being the umpire in the World Cup final, netizens have given many reactions on social media.
Richard has been an umpire in 6 knockout matches of Team India. Team India has lost all these matches. Richard was the umpire in the T20 World Cup 2014 final, World Cup semi-final 2015, 2016 semi-final, Champions Trophy 2017 final, 2019 and World Cup 2023 final. Team India had to face defeat in this match.
Umpiring in the World Cup 2024 final
Umpires for India vs South Africa T20I World Cup Final: 🏆
On the field: Chris Gaffney, Richard Illingworth
TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Fourth umpire: Rodney Tucker pic.twitter.com/ILcBl9wp6S
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 28 June 2024
South Africa Team: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Heinrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Bartman, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortune and Ryan Rickelton.
Team India for T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
