The International Cricket Council confirmed on Saturday that David Boon would be the match referee for Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan, which comprises of three ODIs and three T20 internationals in Karachi and Lahore from 27 September to 9 October.

Cricket fans across Pakistan are really keen and looking forward to international cricket making a return to their war torn nation. Sri Lanka's  tour to the sub continent nation is being seen as a major boost in changing the perception of Pakistan playing host to international cricket tours amid the risks associated with the grave security situation in the country.

Boon, 58, is one of the most experienced officials on the ICC match-referees panel having enormous experience of officiating in 135 ODIs and 51 T20Is since 2011. He played 107 Tests and 181 ODIs for Australia between 1984 and 1996.

The ICC has also named its Elite panel umpires, Joel Wilson and Michael Gough as umpires for the series. Gough had visited Karachi earlier this year for the PSL 4 final.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named Elite panel umpire Aleem Dar along with Ahsan Raza, Sozaib Raza and Asif Yaqoob to supervise the series as home umpires.