South Africa's Marais Erasmus wins ICC Umpire of the Year 2021 award

South Africa official Marais Erasmus on Monday was adjudged as the ICC Umpire of the Year. Erasmus, who stood in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, has earned the respect of his peers and the international cricket fraternity.

The 2021 Umpire of the Year Award sits alongside his successive Dave Shepherd



Trophies, won in 2016 and 2017. Umpire Erasmus is widely considered one of the best umpires in the world. He has overseen 20 international fixtures across the three formats in 2021.

Erasmus is only the third South African umpire after Rudi Koertzen and David Orchard to stand in 100 ODIs.