KOCHI: Sanju Samson won’t be part of the India vs Australia T20 international at the Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday but there would be a local presence on the field. Former Kerala cricketer-turned umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan has been named as one of the two on-field umpires for the second T20 of the five-match series.
This would be Ananthapadmanabhan’s first game as an on-field umpire on his home ground. Though he was scheduled to officiate the India vs South Africa T20 at Greenfield Stadium last year, the Thiruvananthapuram native tested positive for Covid and was confined to a hotel room in Hyderabad.
