Taufel, 41, will leave the elite panel of umpires at the conclusion of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka on October 7 and begin his new role as the ICC’s umpire performance and training manager.

The Australian official, who was adjudged the umpire of the year for five consecutive years from 2004 to 2008, has stood in 74 Tests and 174 one-day internationals since his debut in 1999.