The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia have continued their umpire exchange programme for the 2026-27 domestic season, sending one experienced official to each other’s domestic circuit. Ben Treloar will officiate matches in India, while Parashar Joshi is set for an extended assignment in Australia.
Cross-board umpire exchange gains more continuity
The arrangement reflects a broader trend of cross-board collaboration aimed at improving officiating standards through exposure to different conditions, teams, and match pressures. In practical terms, both umpires will gain experience across two major domestic ecosystems, where decision-making demands vary with pitches, weather, and fixture density.
Treloar’s India stint begins with the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Gujarat from October 18-21 in Delhi. He will then move to Mumbai’s fixture against Haryana from October 26-29, giving him two first-class assignments in one domestic cycle.
Ben Treloar’s domestic and international profile
Treloar arrives with a substantial officiating resume across multiple formats. His record includes 30 First-Class matches, 20 List A games, and 39 Big Bash League appearances, along with international experience in women’s cricket.
| Format | Matches officiated |
|---|
| First-Class | 30 |
| List A | 20 |
| Big Bash League | 39 |
| Women’s ODIs | 2 |
| Women’s T20Is | 4 |
Beyond match duties, Treloar is also Cricket New South Wales’ Umpire Education Officer, a role that places him directly in the development pathway for emerging officials. His work has been recognised with four George Borwick Memorial Awards from the New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association.
Parashar Joshi’s Australian schedule
Parashar Joshi will travel to Australia for a sequence of domestic fixtures that includes two Sheffield Shield matches and one One Day Cup game. His first assignment is scheduled from November 11-14, followed by a One Day Cup match on November 16 at the same venue. He will then officiate New South Wales versus Queensland at the SCG from November 22-25.
The structure of the schedule suggests a useful workload for an umpire with multi-format exposure. Joshi will move between red-ball and limited-overs duties within a short window, which is often valuable for evaluating adaptability across different match tempos.
Joshi’s experience across Indian cricket
Joshi has already built a broad domestic and franchise-level profile in India. His officiating record includes 19 First-Class matches across the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy, 32 List A matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy, and appearances in the IPL, Women’s Premier League, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
| Competition type | Matches officiated |
|---|
| First-Class | 19 |
| List A | 32 |
| International Test matches | 40 |
The most striking number in Joshi’s profile is his involvement in 40 Test matches as an umpire, a mark that highlights top-tier exposure. That experience should be relevant in Australia, where Shield matches often require long spells of concentration and precise handling of evolving conditions.
Why this exchange matters
Umpire exchange programmes are not just administrative gestures. They allow officials to work outside familiar domestic patterns, which can improve consistency, communication, and the ability to manage pressure in diverse playing environments.
From a performance-development perspective, the exchange also creates a benchmarking opportunity. Officials can be assessed across comparable formats but under different match cultures, and that feedback can help boards refine training and appointment systems.
What the numbers suggest
Treloar’s combined domestic tally across First-Class, List A, and T20 franchise cricket stands at 89 matches before adding his women’s international assignments. Joshi’s profile is similarly extensive, with 51 domestic List A and First-Class matches mentioned in this update, plus 40 Test-match assignments.
| Umpire | Key experience indicators |
|---|
| Ben Treloar | 30 FC, 20 List A, 39 BBL |
| Parashar Joshi | 19 FC, 32 List A, 40 Tests |
That level of experience should make both appointments stable from an officiating standpoint. It also reinforces how domestic boards are increasingly using structured exchanges to broaden the match exposure of trusted officials, rather than limiting development to home conditions alone.
For India and Australia, the programme is a practical reminder that umpiring depth matters just as much as playing depth. The value lies not only in the individual assignments, but also in the long-term pathway such exchanges create for high-performance officiating.