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Colombo: Simon Taufel will end his international umpiring career after the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup to groom the next generation of elite match officials.
The 41-year-old will take up a role as the ICC's umpire performance and training manager, a post created recently to improve the standards of umpiring in the game.
The ICC has named Taufel's compatriot, 52-year-old Bruce Oxenford, as his replacement on the elite panel.
Taufel, who was named the ICC Umpire of the Year for five years between 2004 and 2008, cited personal and professional reasons for pulling stumps on a highly successful career in which he earned plaudits from players and administrators.
"Following the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, I'm moving on from active international umpiring for personal and professional reasons," Taufel said.
"My wife and children have supported me immensely throughout my career and it is time for me to spend more time with them", he added.
"My passion for cricket umpiring and personal professional development has shifted from on the field to off the field. In my new position as ICC umpire performance and training manager, I look forward to help create professional programmes and resources to support the current and future generations of cricket match officials," he told.
"The new role includes working closely with the national cricket federations which is really exciting as is continuing to work with the entire cricket community in helping the development of our cricket umpires."
Taufel stood in 74 Tests and 174 ODIs having made his international debut at age of 27 after a serious back injury cut short his cricketing career.
Oxenford has been on the ICC panel since making his debut in a T20 game in 2006.
