Piloo Reporter

Piloo Reporter (born 24 September 1938) is an Indian former international cricket umpire.

Piloo Reporter
Personal information
Full namePiloo Dara Reporter
Born (1938-09-24) 24 September 1938
Bombay, British India
NicknamePD
Umpiring information
Tests umpired14 (1984–1993)
ODIs umpired22 (1984–1994)
Career statistics
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 23 March 2012

His first match as umpire in a domestic Ranji Trophy match was at the age of 29. In 1984, he made his debut at the international stage as an umpire in both Test matches and one day internationals (ODI), standing in 14 Tests and 22 ODI's until 1994.[1] Piloo Reporter is a Parsi[2] and is known as "PD" in the cricketing fraternity. The method by which Reporter signaled a boundary has been called "Milkshake" by cricket commentator Henry Blofeld.[3]

In 1986, Reporter and VK Ramaswamy became the first neutral umpires from India when they stood in a Test match featuring Pakistan and West Indies in Lahore.[4] This was the first time neutral umpires had officiated in a Test since 1912.[1] They were invited by the Pakistan captain, Imran Khan after allegations of bias by Pakistani umpires.[5] Reporter was the only Indian umpire to officiate in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. A biography has been written on him, An Umpire Remembers.[1]

In 1993, Reporter was allegedly paid to give his assessment of the pitch prior to a test in Calcutta to bookie Mukesh Gupta.[6]

Umpire Reporter's sister, Madhumati, was an actress in Bollywood movies. She mostly acted in dance numbers as she was very famous as a dancer.[7]

See also

References
  1. "India / Players / Piloo Reporter". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. "Fond farewell for 'Polly kaka'". The Times of India. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. "Cheer the umpire". The Financial Express. 24 October 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. "Howzzat! VK still on the mark". The Hindu. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. "Controversies galore". Mid Day. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. J. A. Mangan, Boria Majumdar (2004). Cricketing cultures in conflict: World Cup 2003. Routledge. p. 222. ISBN 0714655082.
  7. "Madhumati:Sunil Dutt's Rakhi sister". Tabassum Talkies. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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