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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Piloo Reporter<br />
| image = <br />
| country = India<br />
| fullname = Piloo Dara Reporter<br />
| nickname = PD<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|9|24|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[British India]]<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| umpire = true<br />
| testsumpired = 14<br />
| umptestdebutyr = 1984<br />
| umptestlastyr = 1993<br />
| odisumpired = 22<br />
| umpodidebutyr = 1984<br />
| umpodilastyr = 1994<br />
| columns = 0<br />
| date = 23 March<br />
| year = 2012<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33692.html ESPNCricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Piloo Reporter''' (born 24 September 1938) is an Indian former international [[cricket umpire]].<br />
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His first match as umpire in a domestic [[Ranji Trophy]] match was at the age of 29. In 1984, he made his debut at the international stage as an umpire in both [[test cricket|Test matches]] and [[one day international]]s (ODI), standing in 14 Tests and 22 ODI's until 1994.<ref name=cricinfo>{{cite web|title=India / Players / Piloo Reporter|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33692.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref> Piloo Reporter is a [[Parsi]]<ref name=toi06>{{cite news|title=Fond farewell for 'Polly kaka'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Fond-farewell-for-Polly-kaka/articleshow/377744.cms|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 November 2006}}</ref> and is known as "PD" in the cricketing fraternity. The method by which Reporter signaled a boundary has been called "Milkshake" by [[cricket commentator]] [[Henry Blofeld]].<ref name=tfe04>{{cite news|title=Cheer the umpire|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/cheer-the-umpire/116571/|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=24 October 2004}}</ref><br />
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In 1986, Reporter and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|VK Ramaswamy]] became the first neutral umpires from [[India]] when they stood in a Test match featuring [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] in [[Lahore]].<ref name=th07>{{cite news|title=Howzzat! VK still on the mark|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/10/stories/2007031020700400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070327115957/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/10/stories/2007031020700400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2007|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 March 2007}}</ref> This was the first time neutral umpires had officiated in a Test since 1912.<ref name=cricinfo/> They were invited by the Pakistan captain, [[Imran Khan]] after allegations of bias by Pakistani umpires.<ref name=md08>{{cite news|title=Controversies galore|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/aug/060809-Pakistan-Controversies-Bob-Woolmer-Shoaib-Akhtar-Shabbir-Ahmed.htm|accessdate=23 March 2012|newspaper=[[Mid-Day]]|date=6 August 2008}}</ref> Reporter was the only Indian umpire to officiate in the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]]. A biography has been written on him, ''An Umpire Remembers''.<ref name=cricinfo/><br />
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In 1993, Reporter was allegedly paid to give his assessment of the pitch prior to a test in Calcutta to bookie Mukesh Gupta.<ref name=bmjam>{{cite book|last=J. A. Mangan|first=Boria Majumdar|title=Cricketing cultures in conflict: World Cup 2003|year=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0714655082|pages=222}}</ref><br />
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Umpire Reporter's sister, Madhumati, was an actress in Bollywood movies. She mostly acted in dance numbers as she was very famous as a dancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Madhumati:Sunil Dutt's Rakhi sister|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xW790xIM20|accessdate=13 June 2020|work=Tabassum Talkies|date=10 March 2007}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]<br />
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{cricketarchive|id=40684}}<br />
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/677495.html "The fearless Indian scourge of chucking"] by [[V Ramnarayan]]<br />
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[[Category:1938 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Test cricket umpires]]<br />
[[Category:Indian One Day International cricket umpires]]<br />
[[Category:Parsi people]]</div>->Kailash29792