England is going to take on New Zealand in the opening encounter of ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The anticipation for the match is building up and thousands of fans are expected to attend the game and witness the inauguration of the tournament in style.
ICC has recently announced the full list of umpires and commentators for the ODI World Cup. Many veteran cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ramiz Raza, Ricky Ponting and the others are part of commentary panel. Also, the umpires are selected in the abundance by ICC to get the tournament going with full flavour.
Full list of Commentators for World Cup 2023
- Ricky Ponting
- Eoin Morgan
- Shane Watson
- Lisa Sthalekar
- Ramiz Raja
- Ravi Shastri
- Aaron Finch
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Matthew Hayden
- Nasser Hussain
- Ian Smith
- Ian Bishop
- Waqar Younis
- Shaun Pollock
- Anjum Chopra
- Michael Atherton
- Simon Doull
- Mpumelelo Mbangwa
- Sanjay Manjrekar
- Katey Martin
- Dinesh Karthik
- Dirk Nannes
- Samuel Badree
- Athar Ali Khan
- Russel Arnold
- Harsha Bhogle
- Kass Naidoo
- Mark Nicholas
- Natalie Germanos
- Mark Howard
- Ian Ward
Full list of Umpires for World Cup 2023
Christopher Gaffaney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Michael Gough (England), Nitin Menon (India), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Rodney Tucker (Australia), Joel Wilson (West Indies), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), and Adrian Holdstock (South Africa)
ENG vs NZ World Cup 2023: List of Umpires for Today Match
Javagal Srinath (referee), Nitin Menon, Kumar Dharmasena (on-field), Paul Wilson (tv umpire), Sharfuddoula (4th umpire)
ENG vs NZ World Cup 2023: List of Commentators for Today Match
Eoin Morgan, Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Simon Doull, Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Atherton, Harsha Bhogle, Aakash Chopra, Katey Martin and Mark Howard are expected to commentate in this match.