<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Simon Taufel News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Simon Taufel. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Simon Taufel News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:17:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/player/simon_taufel" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:25:21 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes 2021-22 | Ricky Ponting slams ‘pathetic officiating’ over David Warner-Ben Stokes no-balls sequence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ricky Ponting criticised match-officials over late no-ball calls during Day 2 of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, which involved David Warner's non-dismissal off one from Ben Stokes. It was later revealed that Stokes had bowled 14 no-balls in the first session, of which only two were called.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/dec/09/ashes-2021-22-ricky-ponting-slams-pathetic-officiating-over-david-warner-ben-stokes-no-balls-sequence?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/dec/09/ashes-2021-22-ricky-ponting-slams-pathetic-officiating-over-david-warner-ben-stokes-no-balls-sequence?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Cricket_1/ben_stokes_no_ball_controversy_ashes_gabba_test_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was blown away by MS Dhoni’s relaxedness, reveals Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Taufel has stated that MS Dhoni has one of the finest cricketing brains in the world while going gaga over his sense of humour and relaxedness in the face of every adversity. Taufel further added Darren Lehmann and Shane Warne alongside Dhoni as the three finest thinking cricketers.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/07/was-blown-away-by-ms-dhonis-relaxedness-reveals-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/07/was-blown-away-by-ms-dhonis-relaxedness-reveals-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y2/articles/Cricket_1/MS_Dhoni_2019_vs_Australia_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India vs Pakistan semi-final in 2011 WC the toughest game I’ve umpired, states Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Taufel, in an interview with Sanjay Manjrekar on Tuesday, revealed that the 2011 World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan was the toughest game he’d umpired, due to the sheer enormity of the occasion. Taufel further revealed why the concept of neutral umpires came into existence.
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The umpire has also added the fireworks after the game had him ducking for cover along with the players, who were diving for souvenir stumps.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/01/ms-dhonis-2011-world-cup-final-innings-one-of-the-best-innings-i-had-seen-under-pressure-asserts-simon-taufell?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/01/ms-dhonis-2011-world-cup-final-innings-one-of-the-best-innings-i-had-seen-under-pressure-asserts-simon-taufell?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/MS_Dhoni_World_Cup_2011_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My style of umpiring included desensitising myself from the game, attests Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former ICC umpire Simon Taufel has revealed that his style of umpiring included desensitizing himself from admiring the batting or bowling displays in front of him. Taufel, who was in India to promote his book Finding The Gaps, spoke about the challenges of umpiring in international cricket.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/04/my-style-of-umpiring-included-desensitising-myself-from-the-game-attests-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/04/my-style-of-umpiring-included-desensitising-myself-from-the-game-attests-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 08:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Cricket_1/Simon_Taufel_Umpire_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopefully umpiring is part of Ganguly's plans for domestic cricket, states Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former international umpire Simon Taufel has expressed his wish that Sourav Ganguly will include the improvement of umpires in his grand plans to revamp the domestic system of Indian cricket. Taufel has repeatedly echoed the fact that it takes time to develop an international official.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/26/hopefully-umpiring-is-part-of-gangulys-plans-for-domestic-cricket-states-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/26/hopefully-umpiring-is-part-of-gangulys-plans-for-domestic-cricket-states-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:49:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Kohli_Faf_umpires_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs BAN | D/N Tests not the solution to increasing popularity of format, asserts Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Australian umpire Simon Taufel believes that D/N Test is not the only solution the reducing popularity of Test cricket with the emergence of one-day and T20 cricket. Taufel has also spoken about the kind of excessive pressure that is put on umpires to be 100% accurate which is not possible.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/21/day-night-tests-not-the-solution-to-increasing-popularity-of-format-asserts-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/21/day-night-tests-not-the-solution-to-increasing-popularity-of-format-asserts-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:06:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Day_Night_Test_Generic_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs BAN | Umpires should attend training sessions to get used to pink colour, believes Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Australian umpire Simon Taufel believes that sighting the pink ball when the floodlights are on will be a challenge for the umpires too and thus they should take the required training. India will play their first-ever pink-ball Test and Taufel feels umpiring should be of the highest quality.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/20/ind-vs-ban-umpires-should-attend-training-sessions-to-get-used-to-pink-colour-says-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/20/ind-vs-ban-umpires-should-attend-training-sessions-to-get-used-to-pink-colour-says-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:05:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Simon_Taufel_Umpire_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going lower than T20 will come with huge compromises, discerns Dilip Doshi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former India spinner Dilip Doshi, on Sunday, expressed his disapproval for T10 cricket, saying anything beyond T20 will come with making huge comprises to the aesthetics of the game. The 71-year-old was speaking alongside former umpire Simon Taufel at the ‘Tata Literature Live’ event in Mumbai.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/18/going-lower-than-t-20-will-come-with-huge-compromises-discerns-dilip-doshi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/18/going-lower-than-t-20-will-come-with-huge-compromises-discerns-dilip-doshi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_wickets_without_bails_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope people will approach D/N Test in Kolkata with open mind, says Simon Taufel]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most renowned umpires in the history of the game, Simon Taufel wishes to see people approach the Day/Night Test in Kolkata with an open mind and feels that it might be the start of something special. Taufel is of the opinion that D/N Tests might help in finally popularizing Test Cricket.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/03/hope-people-will-approach-d-n-test-in-kolkata-with-open-mind-says-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/nov/03/hope-people-will-approach-d-n-test-in-kolkata-with-open-mind-says-simon-taufel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 07:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Simon_Taufel_Umpire_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guys are still thinking about the World Cup, says Kane Williamson]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has revealed that the team is still thinking about the World Cup final loss and are trying to make sense of it even though it has been two months since that fateful day. However, Kane feels that it is giving credit to the historic match that they were involved in.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/11/guys-are-still-thinking-about-the-world-cup-says-kane-williamson?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/11/guys-are-still-thinking-about-the-world-cup-says-kane-williamson?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Cricket_1/Kane_Williamson_new_zealand_vs_india_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | World Cup final overthrow to be reviewed in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodians of the game’s laws, that they will review the throw from the deep that ricocheted off Ben Stokes’ bat to the boundary during the 2019 World Cup final. England went on to tie the 50-over match, before lifting the trophy via boundary count in the Super Over.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/aug/13/reports-world-cup-final-overthrow-to-be-reviewed-in-september?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/aug/13/reports-world-cup-final-overthrow-to-be-reviewed-in-september?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:44:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/England_Cricket_news_sport_champion_cwc_2019.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC World Cup 2019 | We have got the trophy and we intend to keep it, says Ashley Giles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashley Giles has reaffirmed that England, who have been declared champions, have no intention to surrender their trophy. This comes in response to the overthrow controversy, which was fanned to flame by former umpire Simon Taufel, who said that England should’ve been awarded five runs, and not six.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/jul/16/icc-world-cup-2019-we-have-got-the-trophy-and-we-intend-to-keep-it-says-ashley-giles?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/jul/16/icc-world-cup-2019-we-have-got-the-trophy-and-we-intend-to-keep-it-says-ashley-giles?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/england_cricket_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPL 2019 | Simon Taufel backs R Ashwin’s ‘Mankading’ incident, says it has nothing to do with 'spirit of the game']]></title><description><![CDATA[Former ICC umpire Simon Taufel has backed Ravichandran Ashwin’s controversial run-out in their opening game, where he 'Mankaded' Jos Buttler, and said it has not violated the spirit of the game. Taufel is widely-reckoned as one of the best umpires to have embraced the game of cricket.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/apr/27/ipl-2019-simon-taufel-backs-r-ashwins-mankading-incident-says-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-spirit-of-the-game?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/apr/27/ipl-2019-simon-taufel-backs-r-ashwins-mankading-incident-says-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-spirit-of-the-game?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 11:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Ravichandran_Ashwin_Jos_Buttler_new_IPL_MANKAD.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>