Cammie Smith is match referee for Aussie series

Former West Indian Test star Cammie Smith is the International Cricket Council match referee for the India-Australia series, starting next month.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has also appointed umpires Dr B K Sadashiv of Karnataka and S V Ramani of Tamil Nadu to officiate in the tour opener, three-day tie, between Australia and India 'A', to be held at Baroda, from February 17 to 19, a BCCI release said on Wednesday.

A M Saheba of Gujarat and Dr M S Mahal of Punjab will officiate in the second three-day match between the visitors and Ranji champions Mumbai, at the Brabourne stadium, from February 22 to 24.

Sanjeev Rao of Madhya Pradesh and S Banerjee of Bengal are the two umpires for the third three-day match between the Aussies and the Board President's XI, to be held in Delhi, from March 6 to 8.

The Australians will play three Test matches and five one-day internationals, for which the umpires were named after the BCCI working committee meeting, at Delhi on Monday.

The Aussies are expected to arrive in India on February 14.

Mail Cricket Editor