An umpire in cricket (from the Old French nompere meaning not equal, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket. Besides making decisions about legality of delivery, appeals for wickets and general conduct of the game in legal manner, the umpire also keeps a record of the deliveries and announces the completion of an over.

In BACA umpires from all participating teams will be identified and grouped into Pool A and Pool B depending on experience in umpiring league matches as well as taking into consideration the inputs from various teams in the past. Umpires from Pool B can only stand in as leg umpire. BACA umpires Yasir Farooqui & Ali Shah have officiated games at the regional and national level in the past.