NEWS - SARIKA PRASAD TO OFFICIATE IN UNDER-19 WORLD CUP 29 Jan 08,The ICC has appointed our senior umpire Sarika Prasad to officiate in the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008 in Malaysia from 17 February 2008 to 2 March 2008. Sarika is a member of the ICC Associated & Affiliated Umpires Panel. He is the only umpire from this region who is on this panel. He also was appointed the 4th Umpire in the 2006 Triangular in KL,which involved Australia, India and the West Indies. In 2000, Sarika officiated in the Singapore Triangular series involving South Africa, Pakistan and New Zealand. Apart from various ICC tournaments, Sarika has been umpiring regularly in the ACC  tournaments, like the senior ACC Trophy, ACC 20Twenty, ACC U-19 tournaments. “In the same way that the U-19 Cricket World Cup is a great opportunity for players to make their mark, it is also a chance for up-and-coming umpires to experience an international cricket event,” said ICC Umpires Manager Doug Cowie. “We have a good mix of experienced International Panel umpires who are pushing their way towards the very top and talented officials from outside the Full Members. All the umpires present will use this tournament to hone their skills and techniques while also having to cope with the rigours of tournament cricket,” said Cowie. “It’s a chance for us to identify emerging talent and provide them with intensive individual mentoring and coaching over the course of the event and also give them direction for the future,” he said.