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INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024 (IPL 2024)
By: simon.chew Date: March 20, 2024, 4:44 am
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[center]INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024 (IPL 2024)[/center]
India's Anil Chaudhary and Nitin Menon are the most experienced
IPL umpires heading into IPL 2024, having officiated 121 and 94
matches, respectively.
Australian umpire Rod Tucker will be officiating in his 14th IPL
season, the longest-serving IPL umpire in the list.
There are a total of 22 umpires chosen to officiate in IPL 2024:
17 from India, two from Australia (Rod Tucker & Bruce Oxenford),
and one each from Sri Lanka (Kumar Dharmasena), New Zealand
(Chris Gaffaney) and England (Alex Wharf - Michael Gough from
16th April).
22nd March 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (MA
Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Saiyed Khalid and Virender Sharma
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
23rd March 2024
Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
Umpires : Jayaraman Madanagopal and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Alex Wharf ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eden Gardens,
Kolkata)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Yeshwant Barde
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
24th March 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Lucknow Super Giants (Sawai Mansingh Stadium,
Jaipur)
Umpires : Akshay Totre and Kumar Dharmasena
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians (Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Vineet Kulkarni and Virender Sharma
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
25th March 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Punjab Kings (M. Chinnaswamy
Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
26th March 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Gujarat Titans (MA Chidambaram Stadium,
Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Alex Wharf and Tapan Sharma
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
27th March 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians (Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Ulhas Gandhe
TV Umpire : Kumar Dharmasena ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
28th March 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals (Sawai Mansingh Stadium,
Jaipur)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Nand Kishore
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
29th March 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Kolkata Knight Riders (M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
30th March 2024
Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Jayaraman Madanagopal
TV Umpire : Alex Wharf ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
31st March 2024
Gujarat Titans v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Saiyed Khalid and Virender Sharma
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings (Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam)
Umpires : Kumar Dharmasena and Vinod Seshan
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
1st April 2024
Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Umpires : Yeshwant Barde and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
2nd April 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Lucknow Super Giants (M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Jayaraman Madanagopal and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Alex Wharf ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
3rd April 2024
Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders (Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara
Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam)
Umpires : Ulhas Gandhe and Akshay Totre
TV Umpire : Kumar Dharmasena ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
4th April 2024
Gujarat Titans v Punjab Kings (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Vineet Kulkarni and Nitin Menon
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
5th April 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings (Rajiv Gandhi
International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Yeshwant Barde
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
6th April 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Sawai Mansingh
Stadium, Jaipur)
Umpires : Tapan Sharma and Jayaraman Madanagopal
TV Umpire : Alex Wharf ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
7th April 2024
Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Umpires : Kumar Dharmasena and Ulhas Gandhe
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
Lucknow Super Giants v Gujarat Titans (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Virender Sharma and Nand Kishore
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
8th April 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders (MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
9th April 2024
Punjab Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Alex Wharf ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
10th April 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans (Sawai Mansingh Stadium,
Jaipur)
Umpires : Kumar Dharmasena and Vinod Seshan
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
11th April 2024
Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Vineet Kulkarni
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
12th April 2024
Lucknow Super Giants v Delhi Capitals (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Yeshwant Barde and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
13th April 2024
Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Tapan Sharma
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
14th April 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants (Eden Gardens,
Kolkata)
Umpires : Vinod Seshan and Akshay Totre
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Amit Sharma
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Saiyed Khalid
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
15th April 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Sunrisers Hyderabad (M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Mohit Krishnadas
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
16th April 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
Umpires : Michael Gough and Ulhas Gandhe
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee : Amit Sharma
17th April 2024
Gujarat Titans v Delhi Capitals (Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Virender Sharma and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Pranav Joshi
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
18th April 2024
Punjab Kings v Mumbai Indians (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
Umpires : Nand Kishore and Vineet Kulkarni
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Sanjay Verma
19th April 2024
Lucknow Super Giants v Chennai Super Kings (Bharat Ratna Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : xxx
Match Referee : xxx
20th April 2024
Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New
Delhi)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Jayaraman Madanagopal
TV Umpire : Tapan Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Kannur Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Sanjay Verma
21st April 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Eden
Gardens, Kolkata)
Umpires : Vinod Seshan and Akshay Totre
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Amit Sharma
Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
Umpires : Nand Kishore and Vineet Kulkarni
TV Umpire : Saiyed Khalid ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
22nd April 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians (Sawai Mansingh Stadium,
Jaipur)
Umpires : Sai Darshan Kumar and Anil Chaudhary
TV Umpire : Bruce Oxenford ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
23rd April 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Lucknow Super Giants (MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Tapan Sharma and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Kannur
Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Sanjay Verma
24th April 2024
Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Titans (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New
Delhi)
Umpires : Ulhas Gandhe and KN Ananthapadmanabhan
TV Umpire : Akshay Totre ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Amit Sharma
25th April 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Rajiv Gandhi
International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Saiyed Khalid
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
26th April 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Yeshwant Barde
TV Umpire : Rohan Pandit ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Sanjay Verma
27th April 2024
Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New
Delhi)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Kannur
Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
Lucknow Super Giants v Rajasthan Royals (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Michael Gough and KN Ananthapadmanabhan
TV Umpire : Vinod Seshan ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Amit Sharma
28th April 2024
Gujarat Titans v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Narendra Modi
Stadium, Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Virender Sharma and Nitin Menon
TV Umpire : Vineet Kulkarni ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad (MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Sanjay Verma
29th April 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Tapan Sharma
TV Umpire : Nikhil Patwardhan ; 4th Umpire : Kannur Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
30th April 2024
Lucknow Super Giants v Mumbai Indians (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Michael Gough and Ulhas Gandhe
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet
Bengeri
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
1st May 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings (MA Chidambaram Stadium,
Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Virender Sharma and Saiyed Khalid
TV Umpire : Nand Kishore ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Rajiv Seth
2nd May 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals (Rajiv Gandhi
International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Yeshwant Barde
TV Umpire : Rohan Pandit ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
3rd May 2024
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders (Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai)
Umpires : Jayaraman Madanagopal and Tapan Sharma
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Kannur Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Pankaj Dharmani
4th May 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Gujarat Titans (M. Chinnaswamy
Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Akshay Totre and Vinod Seshan
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
5th May 2024
Punjab Kings v Chennai Super Kings (Himachal Pradesh Cricket
Association Stadium, Dharamsala)
Umpires : Vineet Kulkarni and Nand Kishore
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Rajiv Seth
Lucknow Super Giants v Kolkata Knight Riders (Bharat Ratna Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
Umpires : Sai Darshan Kumar and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
6th May 2024
Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Umpires : Tapan Sharma and Navdeep Singh
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee : Pankaj Dharmani
7th May 2024
Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New
Delhi)
Umpires : KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Ulhas Gandhe
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
8th May 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants (Rajiv Gandhi
International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Yeshwant Barde and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Rohan Pandit
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
9th May 2024
Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Himachal Pradesh
Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Saiyed Khalid
TV Umpire : Virender Sharma ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Rajiv Seth
10th May 2024
Gujarat Titans v Chennai Super Kings (Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad)
Umpires : KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Kannur
Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Pankaj Dharmani
11th May 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
Umpires : Ulhas Gandhe and Vinod Seshan
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
12th May 2024
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals (MA Chidambaram Stadium,
Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Yeshwant Barde
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Delhi Capitals (M. Chinnaswamy
Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : Nand Kishore and Nitin Menon
TV Umpire : Vineet Kulkarni ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Rajiv Seth
13th May 2024
Gujarat Titans v Kolkata Knight Riders (Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Navdeep Singh and Nikhil Patwardhan
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Kannur
Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Pankaj Dharmani
14th May 2024
Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New
Delhi)
Umpires : Akshay Totre and Vinod Seshan
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet
Bengeri
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
15th May 2024
Rajasthan Royals v Punjab Kings (Barsapara Cricket Stadium,
Guwahati)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
16th May 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Titans (Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Virender Sharma and Nand Kishore
TV Umpire : Nitin Menon ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Rajiv Seth
17th May 2024
Mumbai Indians v Lucknow Super Giants (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Umpires : Rohan Pandit and Navdeep Singh
TV Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal ; 4th Umpire : Kannur
Swaroopanand
Match Referee : Pankaj Dharmani
18th May 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Chennai Super Kings (M.
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Umpires : KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Akshay Totre
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Abhijeet Bengeri
Match Referee : Daniel Manohar
19th May 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings (Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma
TV Umpire : Saiyed Khalid ; 4th Umpire : Bhavesh Patel
Match Referee : Prakash Bhatt
Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders (Barsapara Cricket
Stadium, Guwahati)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Rohan Pandit ; 4th Umpire : Rajesh Kannan
Match Referee : Shakti Singh
21st May 2024 (Qualifier 1)
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders (Narendra Modi
Stadium, Ahmedabad)
Umpires : Anil Chaudhary and Rohan Pandit
TV Umpire : KN Ananthapadmanabhan ; 4th Umpire : Sai Darshan
Kumar
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
22nd May 2024 (Eliminator)
Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Narendra Modi
Stadium, Ahmedabad)
Umpires : KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Sai Darshan Kumar
TV Umpire : Anil Chaudhary ; 4th Umpire : Rohan Pandit
Match Referee : Narayanan Kutty
24th May 2024 (Qualifier 2)
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals (MA Chidambaram Stadium,
Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee : Javagal Srinath
26th May 2024 (Final)
Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad (MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai)
Umpires : Nitin Menon and Jayaraman Madanagopal
TV Umpire : Michael Gough ; 4th Umpire : Virender Sharma
Match Referee : Manu Nayar
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Re: INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2024 (IPL 2024)
By: Mackem ref Date: March 23, 2024, 9:08 am
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An excellent tournament for Wharf to be appointed to - he really
is rising up the international ladder!
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