Marais Erasmus, a South African umpire, has retired from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel of Umpires after a distinguished career. He was highly respected for his professionalism and calmness and received the David Shepherd Trophy for the ICC Umpire of the Year three times. Erasmus also served in four ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, two ICC Men’s Champions Trophy tournaments, and seven ICC Men’s T20 World Cups. His retirement marks the end of an exceptional chapter in the cricket world.