The former World Cup U19 teammate Kohli prepared to make his debut in IPL as referee

Tanmay Srivastava will put a new rule as a referee in the 2025 edition of the IPL. A former Crick player and a teammate from Kohli virat In the U19 World Cup winning team, Srivastava has been a regular referee in the National Cricket and has also been a level 2 certified coach by the BCCI and will make its debut officiating in the IPL.

The Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh (UPCA) congratulated Srivastava for the feat. “A true player never leaves the field, just changes the game. Wishing Tanmay Srivastava the best since he puts on a new hat with the same passion!” UPCA wrote on social networks.

It will be a level level for the 35 -year -old domestic cryket that officiates in the IPL with so many eyeballs, therefore, under a strong scrutiny of all sides. Srivastava, after withdrawing from the professional Cricket at the age of 30 immediately, enrolled in training and the trade in the domestic cricket.

Srivastava has also played at the IPL during a couple of seasons for then Kings Xi Punjab in 2008 and 2009, but only hit three tickets and scored only eight races. The rise of Srivastava to fame was the World Cup of children under 19 where he was the best scorer in a team that includes Virat Kohli, Manish PandeyTaruwar Kohli and Ravindra Jadaja. Srivastava scored 46 of 74 in the final, where all the alignment of Indian batting could gather a total of 159 races before South Africa fell short by 12 races in an end affected by the rain.

His experience in IPL can be limited, however, Srivastava had a considerable race in the first -class Cricket with 4,918 races in 90 red ball games.

The 2025 edition of the IPL begins on Saturday, March 22 with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defenders facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first game of the Eden Jardines.