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Umpire Simon Taufel retires

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Simon Taufel stood down from international umpiring after officiating in the World Twenty20 final.

Australian Simon Taufel stood down from international umpiring after officiating in the World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the R Premadasa Stadium.It was an emotional moment for Taufel as he took the field to officiate for one last time. The 41-year-old had already announced that he would retire after World Twenty20 to become the Umpire Performance and Training Manager with the ICC.In an outstanding career, Taufel umpired in 74 Tests and 174 ODIs with his last Test and ODI appearances being at Lords a month ago in matches featuring England and South Africa.Taufel will be replaced by Bruce Oxenford in the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from November 1.Taufel won the ICC Umpire of the Year award for five successive years from 2004 to 2008.Taufel along with Pakistans Aleem Dar were the on-field umpires for the final between Sri Lanka and West Indies.Simon Taufel officiated 29 Twenty20 matches followed by Pakistans Aleem Dar with 21 and Asad Rauf with 19 T20 matches.