Piloo Reporter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Piloo Dara Reporter |
| Born | 24 September 1938 Bombay,Bombay Province,British India |
| Died | 3 September 2023(aged 84) Mumbai,India |
| Nickname | PD |
| Umpiringinformation | |
| Testsumpired | 14 (1984–1993) |
| ODIsumpired | 22 (1984–1994) |
Source:ESPNCricinfo,23 March 2012 | |
Piloo Dara Reporter(24 September 1938 – 3 September 2023) was an Indian internationalcricket umpirewho umpired in 14Test matchesand 22One Day Internationalsin a career spanning three decades. He was among the first of the twoneutral umpires,in modern cricket, when he officiated in a Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies inLahorein 1986.
Biography
[edit]Reporter was born inBombayon 24 September 1938.[1]
He started his career with theMaharashtra State Electricity Board.He responded to an advertisement by the then-Bombay Cricket Associationcalling for umpires. He failed the tests initially, but, later made it as an umpire with the association and started by officiating as an umpire in the domestic circuit.[2]His first match as an umpire in a domesticRanji Trophymatch was at the age of 29. In 1984, he made his international umpiring debut in bothTest matchesandone day internationals(ODI), standing in 14 Tests and 22 ODI's until 1994.[3]His first test match was in 1984 in Delhi, where he officiated the test between India and England, while his last test was also between the two teams, in Mumbai (then Bombay), in 1993.[4]
In 1986, Reporter andV.K. Ramaswamybecame the first neutral umpires from India when they stood in a Test match featuringPakistanandWest IndiesinLahore.[5]This was the first time neutral umpires had officiated in a Test since 1912.[3]They were invited by the Pakistan captain,Imran Khanafter allegations of bias by Pakistani umpires.[6]Reporter was the only Indian umpire to officiate in the1992 Cricket World Cupthat was held in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Reporter was from theParsicommunity[7]and was known as "PD" in the cricketing fraternity. The method by which Reporter signalled a boundary had been called "Milkshake" bycricket commentatorHenry Blofeld.[8]His autobiography,An Umpire Remembers,was published byRupa & Companyin 2004.[3][9]
In 1993, Reporter was allegedly paid to give his assessment of the pitch prior to a test in Calcutta to bookie Mukesh Gupta.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Reporter was married and had two daughters. His sister, Madhumati, was an actress in Bollywood movies and was a dancer.[11]
Death
[edit]Reporter died on 3 September 2023, at age 84.[12]He had been diagnosed with acerebral contusionearlier.[when?][4]
Book
[edit]- Reporter, Piloo (2004).An Umpire Remembers: The Autobiography of Piloo Reporter.Rupa & Company.ISBN978-81-291-0470-0.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Piloo Reporter Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved4 September2023.
- ^"Former International Cricket Umpire Piloo Reporter Dies Aged 84".Outlook India.3 September 2023.
- ^abcd"India / Players / Piloo Reporter".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^ab"Former Indian Umpire Piloo Reporter Passes Away At 84; Tributes Pour In From Cricketing Fraternity".Free Press Journal.Retrieved4 September2023.
- ^"Howzzat! VK still on the mark".The Hindu.10 March 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 27 March 2007.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"Controversies galore".Mid-Day.6 August 2008.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"Fond farewell for 'Polly kaka'".The Times of India.9 November 2006.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"Cheer the umpire".The Financial Express.24 October 2004.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^Reporter, Piloo (2004).An Umpire Remembers: The Autobiography of Piloo Reporter.Rupa & Company.ISBN978-81-291-0470-0.
- ^J. A. Mangan, Boria Majumdar (2004).Cricketing cultures in conflict: World Cup 2003.Routledge. p. 222.ISBN0714655082.
- ^"Madhumati:Sunil Dutt's Rakhi sister".Tabassum Talkies.10 March 2007.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^Former International Umpire Piloo Reporter passes away aged 84