The ICC has announced the list of match officials that will take charge of the World Test Championship final between Australia and India and former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has been named referee.

The match will be held at the oval in London and will take place from June 7 to 11, with June 12 earmarked as the reserve day. 

Meanwhile, Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and Richard Illingworth of England, who are both members of the ICC Elite Panel of umpires, will have on-field duties and will be supported by Richard Kettleborough of England who have been appointed Tv umpire for a second successive World Test Championship final.

The role of 4th umpire will be filled by Kumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka.

Richie was appointed to ICC elite panel of match referee in 2015 when he ended his role of team Manager of the West Indies cricket team.

In his early years, he was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. Richie was named, in 1992, one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year.