Do you fancy becoming the man or woman in the middle? If so, the Association of Cricket Umpires can point you on the road to success. Their training programme covers all the relevant laws of the game.

Umpiring is a thankless job in cricket. With the players, the on-ground umpires and the third umpire are also involved in the game. However, they don't get the amount of recognition they should get.

Between the roar of packed stadiums and the hush of domestic grounds, umpires form the silent backbone of Indian cricket. Their paychecks—from IPL’s ₹3 lakh per match to ₹40,000 in ...