GUYANA-born Canadian umpire Suresh Budhoo has been chosen to officiate in the International Masters Cricket Over-40 World Cup, scheduled to be staged in Cape Town, South Africa, starting on February 19, 2024. He is scheduled to depart Canada on February 12.
A West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) qualified umpire, Budhoo officiates in matches in Canada and the USA and only recently stood in matches in the USA Over-40 National tournament, used to select the USA World Cup team.

According to the experienced Budhoo, his WICUA certificate was a major factor in him being given the nod to officiate in the 45-over tournament which will be played in two groups with Group A comprising Canada, England, Australia, USA, Zimbabwe and Namibia while Group B has South Africa, New Zealand, India, Wales, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.
An excited Budhoo disclosed that he’s eagerly looking forward to the round-robin tournament, especially with Canada being part of the action.

Budhoo, who has been an active umpire in Canada for the past 23 years, served as umpires coordinator and also featured in last August’s Cricket Canada Masters Council (CCMC) four-nation over-60 tournament that included Australia, England and USA. He expressed heartfelt thanks to the Canada Cricket Masters Council (CCMC) for giving him the opportunity to officiate and also being the coordinator.