Oman Cricket awards umpires for participating in Level 1, 2 courses

Aiming to enhance its pool of qualified and certified officials, Oman Cricket (OC) awarded certificates from International Cricket Council (ICC) to a group of umpires who attended the umpiring courses.

Those who were awarded prestigious Level 2 Umpire certificates at an award ceremony held by OC at Al Falaj Hotel recently, included Said Haider (Omani citizen), Navneeth Krishnan, A K Mujahid and Sanjeeb Biswas. The course, held in Sri Lanka, was organised by ICC Asia. Oman Cricket also awarded a number of participants who attended Level 1 Umpiring course held in Muscat. The course was conducted by A R Srinivasan, ICC Asia-certified Umpire Educator. He was assisted by senior OC umpire Rahul Asher.

OC has a large pool of umpires who supervise domestic tournament matches all through the season. Apart from developing cricket infrastructure, OC has been focusing on strengthening skill levels of officials.