Acknowledgments umpire Maulik Prabhudesai after inclusion in ICC Development Panel

Maulik Prabhudesai: “Thanks to the KNCB for giving me this opportunity and enabling me to take the next step in my umpiring career.”

“Thank you, Pim van Liemt, for setting the highest standards. Given his vast experience and the success he has found over the years as an umpire and a cricketer, it will not be easy for anyone to step into Pim's shoes. I wish Pim continued success and enjoyment in his umpiring career.”

“I’m also grateful to Adriaan van den Dries, Rizwan Akram, Nitin Bathi, and all my IROP colleagues for their support and guidance throughout my career and for consistently pointing out opportunities to work on.”

“Thanks to the late Gerard Inden and Willem Molenaar for guidance and support in my early umpiring days, and to Rob Kemming and Huub Jansen for believing in my abilities and pushing me to strive for more. To be fair, I wouldn't have even started umpiring in 2013 had Amit Parulekar and Nitin Potdar not encouraged me to consider this as a way of staying in touch with the game that we love.”

“A special credit must be given to Adriaan van den Dries. He has been working hard to raise the standard of Dutch umpiring and has instilled professionalism in the umpire corps. He has consistently enabled knowledge sharing in the umpiring corps, propagated good practices employed by the ICC, and has institutionalized relations with other organizations like the Western Province in SA, enabling umpires like me to expand their horizons.”

“Lastly, I would like to thank my family for their continued support, which allows me to devote time to this enjoyable activity of umpiring.”

“I am looking forward to working hard to try and meet the high standards set by fellow Dutch umpires on the panel.”