Former Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary is set to make guest appearance in India's most prestigious crime thriller chain, CID. Known for implementing land rules and making decisions on the field, Chaudhary will now be seen in a new and separate role on the screen. A picture that goes viral on social media shows him in a black suit and matching sunglasses, which shares the frame with the mythological character ACP Preduman played by veteran actor Shivaji Satam.
CID, which aired on television for more than two decades, is one of the longest -lasting and most loving detective shows in Indian television history. The latest episode, characterized by the Indian umpire as a special guest, will soon be streamful on OTT platform Netflix. Over the years, CID has welcomed several guest stars, including mythological Kapil Dev, who also made a special appearance in the series. Chaudhary has now joined this list of celebrities who have depicted in the series.
Chaudhary, who recently announced his retirement from umpiring and has taken a commentary stent for Gehotstar, is often seen as a broadcaster for the ongoing Haryanvi feed. IPL 2025Comments and umpiring with a unique mixture of intelligence, they are often seen explaining the decisions made by on-field umpires, and how they were within the rules. He also runs a YouTube channel called “umpire's call with Anil Chaudhary”, which has more than one lakh fifty thousand customers.
“I have now turned into a commentator. It's a little out of the box for me, being broadcast. For the last six months, I have been behind the microphone. I commented during the Champions Trophy in February-March, although I took a 'break' during that time for umpiring in the Ranji Trophy final. Things on TV commentary,” Chaudhary told TOI.
An experienced match official umpires in 131 IPL matches, with any umpire with any umpire, 12 trials, 49 Odis, and 64 T20I were worked in, 60 years old is also one of the four Indian umpires standing in more than 100 international matches in men's cricket. His last match as an umpire was the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 finals between Vidarbha and Kerala in Nagpur.
Interestingly, he made his international debut and worked in his final international game in matches between India and Australia. As part of the ICC's home umpire adjustment, he had a Test debut during the Indo-England Chennai Test, during the epidemic.
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