Untiring umpire

With his face engraved on one side of the coin and the logo of The Association of Cricket Umpires, Mumbai (ACU-M) on the obverse, 73-year-old Dara Pochkhanawalla had been honored by the Association a few days before he succumbed to septicemia (blood poisoning) on August 16, 2024. The memento was in recognition of its founder member and erstwhile secretary’s "long, selfless and meritorious services to the umpiring fraternity,” as noted a tribute by Surat based former umpire of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Keki Doodhwala. It was this same coin that was used for the toss......



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