Top 5 cricketers turned umpires 

#4 Paul Reiffel

The former Australian medium-pacer was a fixture in the side in the 1990s and in a career that lasted around 7 years from 1992 to 1999, Paul Reiffel played in 35 Test matches and 92 ODIs for his country. Reifell was not particularly quick but he was extremely accurate and had the ability to move the ball off the seam.

That made him a challenging prospect for many batsmen. In 2009, he became an international umpire when he officiated in an ODI between Australia and New Zealand and three years later, he became a Test match umpire.

He has thus far stood in 35 ODIs, 54 Test matches and 16 T20 internationals, during the course of which, he has displayed the same discipline and dedication to the profession that was his forte in his career as a medium-pace bowler.