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Non-neutral umpires

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According to the ICC rule book, the umpire is selected from the neutral side i.e, the umpire should not belong from either host or visiting side. However, after international travel ban still implemented in several countries, ICC has temporarily scrapped their rule.

The governing body will be able to appoint locally based match officials from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Officials and the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Officials.