Shavir Tarapore Explained

Shavir Tarapore
Country:India
Fullname:Shavir Keki Tarapore
Birth Date:26 December 1957
Birth Place:Calcutta, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:Umpire
Umpire:true
Testsumpired:4
Umptestdebutyr:2011
Umptestlastyr:2011
Odisumpired:25
Umpodidebutyr:1999
Umpodilastyr:2012
T20isumpired:3
Umpt20idebutyr:2009
Umpt20ilastyr:2010
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:20
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:15
Deliveries1:474
Wickets1:9
Bowl Avg1:37.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/38
Catches/Stumpings1:3/ -
Date:26 September
Year:2012
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35314.html Cricinfo

Shavir Tarapore (born 26 December 1957) is an Indian Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket umpire, who has umpired in 4 Tests, 25 ODIs and 3 T20Is, as of 2014.

Tarapore first stood in an ODI in 1999.

He also played a few games for Karnataka in a career spanning from 1980/81 to 1986/87. He played 6 matches, scoring 20 runs with a high score of 15. He also picked up 9 wickets with his legbreaks at an average of 37.66. He took 3 catches in those 6 games.

Shavir Tarapore was inducted into the ICC's International Panel of Umpires, as a replacement for Suresh Shastri.

His father Keki Tarapore was Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid's childhood coach.

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