Died: Piloo Dara Reporter, 84, international cricket umpire who enjoyed the distinction of being selected among the first neutral umpires in the game; in Thana on September 3, 2023 following cardiac arrest.
"Bombay sé aaya umpire, umpire ko salaam karo (The umpire has come from Bombay, welcome him)” was the chant that rang out from the stands in Lahore improvising the line from a well-known Bollywood song when Reporter and V. K. Ramaswamy were selected as the first pair of neutral umpires from India to officiate at a Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies in 1986. Having stood in......