TV Umpire Ahsan Raza Replaces Rod Tucker on Field in India-Sri Lanka Test
On Day 3 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle, TV umpire Ahsan Raza replaced on-field umpire Rod Tucker, who was unwell and had missed the final session on Day 2. Raza stepped in alongside umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat to officiate the match. India completed their first innings at 462 runs, highlighted by Devdutt Padikkal's maiden Test century of 167 runs.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 17 Aug, 04:59 am. Other outlets followed.