The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is round the corner and the preparations for the eight-team marquee event is under way. Ahead of the event, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the list of umpires and match referees who will be officiated across all the matches in the mega event. A total of 12 umpires and 3 match referees will manage in all the matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 that will take place across fours venues in Pakistan and UAE: Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Dubai. The combination of both the seasoned and new umpires will serve in this event and one of the umpires from the list of seasoned umpires is Richard Kettleborough who did umpiring in some of the main matches such as ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Final between India and Pakistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 1st Semi-Final between India and New Zealand and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Final at Ahmedabad that took place between India and Australia. He will accompanied by some of the senior umpires namely, Chris Gaffaney, Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Illingworth, Paul Reiffel, and Rod Tucker who have officiated in multiple ICC Events. Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Alex Wharf, and Joel Wilson, who were the part of umpiring panel in 2023 ICC World Cup, will also be a part of the umpiring panel for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and UAE. Sean Easey, the Senior Manage of ICC said: “We are pleased to announce this highly credentialed team of match officials for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. Their collective expertise and experience will be invaluable in ensuring the tournament runs smoothly. We always strive to appoint the most deserving officials for such prestigious events, and we are confident that this group will do an outstanding job in both Pakistan and the UAE. We wish them all the best for a memorable tournament.” A world-class officiating team featuring 12 umpires and 3 match referees is set for the 2025 #ChampionsTrophy 🏏 Details 👇 https://t.co/z3tQ8vVQiS — ICC (@ICC) February 5, 2025 Also Read | ICC Champions Trophy set to be cancelled List of Umpires for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Kumar Dharmasena Chris Gaffaney Michael Gough Adrian Holdstock Richard Illingworth Richard Kettleborough Ahsan Raza Paul Reiffel Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Rodney Tucker Alex Wharf Joel Wilson List of Match Referees for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 David Boon Ranjan Madugalle Andrew Pycroft