# Cricket: South Africa’s Allahuddien Paleker and England’s Alex Wharf have been included in the International Cricket Council’s elite panel of umpires for 2025/’26. Paleker, who is the seventh South African umpire to feature on the panel, has been an on-field umpire in four Tests, 23 one-day games and 67 T20s in men’s international cricket, and 17 women’s international games. Last year, he officiated the men’s T20 World Cup and the Under-19 men’s World Cup. Paleker says being named in the elite panel brings both pride and responsibility.
Cricket: SA’s Allahuddien Paleker included in the ICC elite panel of umpires