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BCCI and Cricket Australia launch umpire exchange programme
Original: BCCI, Cricket Australia umpires set for cross-border stint under new exchange programme
The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia are launching a new exchange programme that will see umpires from each country take up stints officiating across borders. The initiative is intended to expose match officials to different domestic conditions and raise overall umpiring standards in both countries, though further details on timing and participant selection have not yet been released.
Why now: Umpiring standards have been under scrutiny in recent international series, and a formal India-Australia exchange is a notable first for cricket officiating.
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