Englishmen Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday, International Cricket Council announced today.
As many as 1,00,000 cricket fans are expected to watch the watch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the largest stadium in the world with capacity of 1,32,000 spectators.
Both Illington and Kettleborough have had highly illustrative careers with both having won the David Shepherd Trophy, awarded to ICC’s Umpire of the Year. Kettleborough won it three times in a row, between 2013-15. Illingworth won it in 2019 and 2022.
ICC also announced that among other officials for the all-important final on Sunday is Joel Wilson, who will be the third umpire, fourth umpire Chris Gaffaney, and match referee Andy Pycroft.
Host India is eyeing a first major ICC global tournament win in 12 years while Australia is the most successful nation in the history of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and would make it six wins should they triumph in India.
The Squads
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
The winner of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will take home US$4 million, with the runners-up winning US$2 million. Teams also collected US$40,000 for every group stage win.
The final match take place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, 19th November 2023.
