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India.com
21-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
From Indian Idol Singer To Umpiring In IPL: The Interesting Journey Of Parashar Joshi
5 / 7 Parashar Joshi cracked many exams and was eventually selected in the BCCI's panel of umpires in 2015. He went to officiate in domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy, before getting a break in the WPL 2025 In 2025, Joshi was among the seven new umpires the BCCI introduced for IPL. He finally made his IPL debut as umpire during the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on April 5 featuring MS Dhoni and KL Rahul at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Since then, Joshi has officiated in the many IPL matches featuring the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, and many more.
Mint
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Meet Parashar Joshi: Cricket umpire who once faced Javed Akhtar, Anu Malik now officiates Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni in IPL
Parashar Joshi became a talk of the town when fans on social media found his resemblance to India batter and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer during an Women's Premier League (WPL) match last year. The Pune lad immediately became a meme material on social media. But little did anyone know that Joshi once had grabbed the limelight at the Indian Idol stage back in 2008. Joshi, who completed his engineering in computer from Pune Institute of Computer Technology, had been trying his hand at Indian Idol from the first season itself in 2005. However, it was until the 2008 season, Joshi got his first break when he eventually made it to the piano round (it was called second round back then). Fifteen years back, Joshi faced the likes of legendary artistes Javed Akhtar, Kailash Kher and Anu Malik, the video of which he had shared on Instagram two years ago. "18th Oct 2008. 15 years!! How time flies!! If only the 23-yr-old me knew then what an adventure the next 15 years were gonna be," Parashar wrote in the caption. Although Joshi exited the show soon after, he made singing his profession besides continuing playing cricket alongside. A fan of Sachin Tendulkar, Joshi started playing club cricket in Pune since he was a teenager. But by 2005, Joshi realised that he won't be able to make to the top level. However, he kept playing cricket to maintain his physical fitness. Besides continuing as a singer, Joshi cracked several exams to be selected in the BCCI's panel of umpires in 2015. Post that, the 30-year-old officiated in Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy before getting a big break in WPL 2024 in the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants. The next year, Joshi was one of the seven umpires introduced by BCCI in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). He finally made his IPL debut at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on April 5 featuring MS Dhoni and KL Rahul. Since then, Joshi has officiated in the games involving the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, and many more. Besides his love for cricket, Joshi still performs across India and creates new music and covers of old songs. He also has 13,000 listeners on Spotify from 48 countries.
Hindustan Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
From Indian Idol stage to officiating Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni as IPL umpire: The unusual journey of Parashar Joshi
When umpire Parashar Joshi officiated at the Women's Premier League (WPL) last year, he became the subject of many a meme as several fans talked about his resemblance to cricketer Shreyas Iyer. But Parashar has something in common with Shreyas. He has played the game too, but not at the highest-level. A former club level cricketer, Parashar is a man who wears many hats; and the one that first got him noticed was that of a singer. And it happened on Indian Idol, of all places. Parashar auditioned for Indian Idol right from the first season. But after three rejections, he eventually made it to the piano round (as the second round was then called) on season 4, back in 2008. Parashar still has the video of his appearance on Indian Idol on Instagram. In a post he shared in 2023, he wrote, "18th Oct 2008. 15 years!! How time flies!! If only the 23-yr-old me knew then what an adventure the next 15 years were gonna be." Parashar made it to the final round of Indian Idol 4, only to exit soon after. He continued singing, while also playing cricket alongside. A post shared by Parashar Joshi (@thesingerwhorides) Parashar still performs across India, and creates new music and covers of old songs too. In 2023, he shared the stats of his streams on Spotify, adding gratefully that his music had 13k listeners on the platform from 48 countries. The Pune lad had played club cricket since he was a teenager, even before he auditioned for Indian Idol. But by 2005, Parashar had realised he would never make it to the top level. He still kept playing to maintain physical fitness and to stay in touch with the game he loved. In 2015, he was selected in BCCI's panel of umpires. The 30-year-old went to officiate in domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy, before making it big with the WPL in 2024. In 2025, he was among the seven new umpires the BCCI introduced for the Indian Premier League (IPL). On April 5, he officiated his first IPL game between MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and KL Rahul's Delhi Capitals. He has since stood in games featuring the top stars of Indian and world cricket, including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, and many more. Parashar's social media bio reveals that apart from cricket and singing, he has one more love - biking. His Instagram is full of videos of his ride, which he does in between umpiring and singing gigs.
