| Rahul Asher | |
| Country: | Oman |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Umpire: | true |
| Odisumpired: | 12 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2020 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2021 |
| T20isumpired: | 43 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2019 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2023 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 7 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2021 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2022 |
| Date: | 16 November 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1093864.html Cricinfo |
Rahul Asher (born 18 February 1979) is an Indian-born cricket umpire based in Oman.[1] In July 2017, Asher was selected to officiate in matches in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in Singapore.[2] [3] He was one of the umpires in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4] [5] In April 2018, he was appointed to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[6]
In January 2019, Asher umpired in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, featuring Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[7] He was one of two umpires to join ICC officials for the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series.[8] [9] In January 2020, he officiated in his first One Day International (ODI) match, in the opening fixture of the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series, between Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[10]
Asher was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[11] where he stood in many matches including the quarterfinals between India-U19 and Bangladesh-U19.