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The International Cricket Council (ICC) will be issuing helmets for all umpires in the upcoming World T20 in India starting from March 8 as part of increasing the safety of officials in the sport.
The initiative comes in the aftermath of two umpires being hospitalised in the past two months for on-field injuries.
In December, Australian John Ward was hospitalised after being hit on the head during a Ranji Trophy match in India, while English umpire Richard Kettleborough received a heavy blow to the shin while officiating in an One-Day International (ODI) between Australia and India in Canberra on January 20.
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