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ICC congratulates Madugalle on 200th Test as Match Referee

ICC congratulates Madugalle on 200th Test as Match Referee

Dubai, Nov 21 (UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Ranjan Madugalle on becoming the first Match Referee to officiate in 200 Test matches.
Madugalle, who is the Chief Referee of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, reached
the landmark in the first Test between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in Galle, an ICC statement on Sunday said.
To mark the achievement, he was presented with mementos on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
and the ICC by SLC Vice President Dr Jayantha Dharmadasa and SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, respectively.
Apart from officiating in 200 men’s Test matches, 369 men’s ODIs and 125 men’s T20Is,
Madugalle has also supervised 14 women’s ODIs and eight women’s T20Is.
Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees, “Ranjan has been a tremendous
asset over the years and a significant source of inspiration for others. We have benefitted from his experience and work ethic, as someone you can turn to for guidance."
“On behalf of the ICC, I would like to thank Ranjan for his years of service to the game and congratulate him on a wonderful career. We hope to continue benefiting from his expertise in the
years to come,” he said.
Ranjan Madugalle said, “It is an honour and a privilege to be officiating in my 200th Test match,
for it is not a milestone I had never imagined I would reach. Whilst it has taken a long time, it
seems just the other day that I had taken on this role, because I have enjoyed every bit of the
journey."
“This is obviously what dreams are made of and I continue to be passionately involved with the
game and in my role while liaising with my colleagues from the world over," he said.
“The passion obviously comes from my time as a player and it is my good fortune to have
remained connected so closely with the game," Madugalle said.
“I thank the International Cricket Council, Sri Lanka Cricket and all my colleagues over the years
for all their help. My thanks are also due to my family and friends, without whose support it would
not have been possible to have come this far,” he added.
Emirates ICC Elite Panel Match Referee Jeff Crowe said, ‘It is difficult just to think of 200 Test matches against your name, let alone be on-duty for all those days and years over four decades.
“It is an astonishing statistic to be in office and reflects his passion for cricket. Ranjan is a Five
Star General when it comes to serving the game," he said.
“On behalf of all the Match Referees and Umpires on the ICC panels, I congratulate Ranjan on reaching the milestone and wish him many more,” Crowe added.
Madugalle enjoyed a decade-long international career for Sri Lanka as a cricketer, in which he
played each of his country’s first 18 Test Matches and enthralled spectators with his stylish
stroke-play. He captained Sri Lanka in his final two Tests.
He was appointed an ICC Match Referee in 1993. His first assignment was the Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi that December with a first ODI shortly afterwards. A regular
at all major ICC tournaments, he has served as ICC Match Referee for four ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup Finals (1999, 2003, 2015 and 2019), three ICC Champions Trophy Finals (2004, 2006
and 2013) and four ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Finals (2007, 2010, 2016 and 2021).
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