5 April, 2020
In Mumbai, a group of former umpires have come together to financially support local match officials and scorers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought all sport to a halt.
Led by former Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) managing committee member and ex-BCCI umpire Ganesh Iyer, the group has so far raised INR 2.5 lakh ($ 3300 approx).
“We umpires have formed a group ‘Lending a Hand’ to help umpires and scorers whose livelihood depends on cricket,” Iyer told PTI on Thursday.
“We appealed to the members to contribute voluntarily.
“We have also identified those scorers and umpires, whose livelihood is dependent on local matches.”