Piloo Reporter, the first among neutral umpires in Tests, dies at 84

India

But the bigger moment for Reporter was in November 1986 when he, along with fellow Indian VK Ramaswamy, stood in the Lahore Test between Pakistan and West Indies: it was the first instance of neutral umpires standing in international cricket. The move was ushered in by Pakistan captain Imran Khan to mitigate against the perception of biased home umpiring.

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