Twin brothers Kushagra and Yashagra clear UPCA umpiring exam together
LUCKNOW, Nov. 3 -- Prayagraj's Pritesh Sonkar has qualified as a UPCA state panel scorer, while twin brothers Kushagra and Yashagra Tripathi have cleared the association's state-level umpiring examination, bringing fresh honours to the Sangam city.
Pritesh, a Daraganj resident, cleared the UPCA state-level scoring examination held in Kanpur in August.
Already a district panel scorer with the Allahabad Cricket Association (ACA), he was officially nominated by the association for the test. Someshwar Pandey, joint convenor (Administration) of ACA, said the scoring examination was conducted under the supervision of BCCI educator and umpire P Jayapal as 33 scorers from across Uttar Pradesh appeared, and only five qualified.
The umpiring examination, held under the guidance of former ICC umpire Anil Chaudhary, saw 97 candidates from various districts compete, with just 14 clearing it. Among the successful candidates were twin brothers Kushagra and Yashagra Tripathi, who qualified together for the UPCA state panel of umpires.
Satyavrat Sahay, secretary of the Chaudhary Naunihal Singh Cricket Academy, confirmed the brothers' achievement.
Both train under academy coach Mohammad Asif and are sons of Akhilesh Tripathi, a BCCI scorer and UPCA state panel umpire.
The brothers appeared for the examination representing Ghazipur Division after obtaining a No Objection Certificate from the ACA....
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