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The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to raise the match fees of domestic umpires and match referees from the 2026-27 season, which will resume after the Duleep Trophy with the Ranji Trophy -the premier red-ball domestic competition- on Oct 11. “We have decided to revise the pay structure of domestic umpires and match referees from the 2026-27 domestic season.
Grades A and B will be reserved for umpires officiating in senior domestic tournaments, while the other two grades will have umpires standing in junior tournaments,” a source tracking developments told this paper. MUMBAI: The upcoming domestic season is set to bring in some good news for match officials in domestic cricket. “The domestic umpires will be divided into four grades-A, B, C and D.
We have also decided to restructure the panel of domestic umpires,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI on Thursday.