Daryl Harper not to officiate in World T20

Daryl Harper will not officiate during the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, even though the Australian is one of world cricket's elite umpires.

The ICC said the experienced Harper had been omitted after an expert panel concluded his general performance did not merit selection for the event.

Harper stunned England by deciding to give South Africa captain Graeme Smith not out caught behind on review in an innings where the opening batsman went on to make a century that led South Africa to a series-leveling victory.

The subsequent controversy saw Harper and broadcasters accuse one another of making mistakes in ensuring the technology needed to operate the decision review system was working properly. It led the ICC to set up a review into the incident with former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd at the helm.

Explaining Harper's absence from the World Twenty20 the ICC said, "This decision was taken by the selection panel for a number of general performance reasons."

The elite panel of 13 umpires including Harper's fellow Australian Simon Taufel will be officiating in the ICC World T20 Cup. They are joined by South Africa's Marais Erasmus, Australia's Rod Tucker and India's Shavir Tarapore.

The list of ICC's umpires and refrees is as follows:

Umpires for World Twenty20:

Billy Bowden (NZL), Aleem Dar (PAK), Steve Davis (AUS), Billy Doctrove (WIS), Ian Gould (ENG), Tony Hill (NZL), Rudi Koertzen (RSA), Asoka de Silva (SRI), Simon Taufel (AUS), Asad Rauf (PAK), Marais Erasmus (RSA), Shavir Tarapore (IND) and Rod Tucker (AUS)

Match referees for World Twenty20: