Controversial umpire Joel Wilson sacked from ICC elite panel of umpires

Controversial umpire Joel Wilson has been dumped from the International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel weeks after citing Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann for a suspected illegal action for which he was later cleared.

The ICC confirmed on Tuesday evening that Wilson and Michael Gough would not have their contracts renewed for 2025-26 after an annual review.

The Trinidadian umpire became the subject of scrutiny after routinely making questionable decisions in international cricket. Using the Decision Review System (DRS), players would often successfully have his initial decisions overturned.

More than a third of Wilson’s decisions that were referred to DRS in 2024 – 35.4 per cent – were overturned, the highest rate among all umpires.

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