Top 5 umpires in ICC Elite Panel 2016-17

#4 Marais Erasmus

The South African official had been at the centre of a wealth of disputable decisions during the 2013 edition of Ashes

Marais Erasmus, a former South African all-rounder, served his country in first-class cricket before he commenced his umpiring career in 2006. He is a member of the Elite Panel since 2010 and has stood for two cricket World Cups – 2011 & 2015 during this tenure.

The South African official had been at the centre of a wealth of disputable decisions during the 2013 edition of Ashes. Marais was observed goofing up on decisions on more than one occasion during the series.

Disappointed with Marais’ performance, former England opening batsman-turned-cricket pundit Geoffrey Boycott had even called on the ICC to drop umpire Marius from the remainder of the Ashes series.

Even in the recently concluded IPL 2016, Marais faced a lot of flak for his incorrect judgment against Quinton de Kock, where he mistook a hit on his helmet for an uppercut and gave a caught behind the stumps verdict which got Delhi Daredevil’s opener dismissed for no fault of his. Though the Daredevils went on to win the match, but fans lashed out big time on the incident.