Top 5 cricketers turned umpires 

#1 Srinivas Venkataraghavan

The former Indian off-spin great and captain Srinivas Venkataraghavan represented the country in 57 Tests and 15 ODIs in a career spanning 18 years from 1965 to 1983. He was part of the famed Indian spin quartet and perhaps it was due to India's spin bowling riches that he did not get to play as many games as he would have liked.

A decade after his retirement, Venkat became an international umpire and over the next nine years or so, he went on to become one of the world's finest umpires.

He was best known for his consistency, a keen eye and above all, the ability to keep a firm grip on the game. In total, he stood in 73 Test matches and 52 ODIs, over the course of his career and is still regarded as one of the finest umpires in modern cricket history.