After around 38 umpires had moved court for being not allowed to re-appear for the examination, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give in to their demand. On June 12, aggrieved by BCCI’s decision to deny candidates from reappearing for the Level 2 Umpires examination, one of the examinees, K. Bapu Chaitanya had filed a writ petition against the Indian cricket board on behalf of 38 other umpires and called for a stay order on the test which is scheduled to be held on June 17 in Nagpur.
Chaitanya, who has been umpiring for Andhra Cricket Association, stated that he failed to clear the pracical assessment but despite clearing the Level 2 written exam no immediate repeat exams were held.
As a result the Indian board has decided to have re-examination for all candidates and it will be a ‘final opportunity’ for these umpires.
On Monday, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary sent a circular to all its affiliated units that re-examination will be done in first week of August at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
“BCCI has decided to provide one final opportunity to all such candidates (irrespective of age and previous attempts), who were unsuccessful in the Umpires Level – 2 Theory, as well as Practical examinations, conducted between 2011 and 2015. A preparatory course will be conducted from 1st to 4th August 2018 and the theory examinations will be conducted on 5th August at KSCA/ NCA Bangalore. The syllabus will be Laws of Cricket (2017 Code) and BCCI Playing Conditions (2017-18), and the question paper will be from the above syllabus” Choudhary wrote in his letter.
