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Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (Bengali: শরফুদ্দৌলা ইবনে শহীদ) (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh.[1] He is the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in March 2024.[2][3] He also officiated in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023.[4][5]

Early life and playing career

Saikat was a student of Rajshahi University School. He completed his honours and masters in International relations from Dhaka University and later earned an MBA in Human resource management from AIUB.[6]

In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya.[7] Sharfuddoula also played 10 first-class cricket matches for Dhaka Metropolis in 2000 and 2001.[8]

Umpiring career

He made his first-class umpiring debut in February 2007 in a match between Barisal Division and Sylhet Division.[9]

In January 2010 he stood in his first ODI match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, becoming the tenth Bangladeshi to umpire at international level.[10]

He was one of the match officials for 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.[11] He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[12] In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[14]

In February 2021, he was named as an on-field umpire for both the test matches played between Bangladesh and West Indies, becoming the fifth Bangladeshi umpires to officiate in test matches.[15][16]

In February 2022, he was named one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17][18] In January 2023, he was named one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[19][20]

In March 2023, during the 3rd T20I between Bangladesh and Ireland, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in 100 men's international matches.[21][22]

In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup,[23] becoming the first Bangladeshi umpire to be named as one of the umpires for the Men's World Cup.[24][25] He was selected to stand in 5 matches as an on-field umpire in the World Cup including a group stage match between Australia and New Zealand.[26]

In January 2024, he became the second Bangladeshi umpire, after Enamul Haque Moni, to officiate a Test match as a neutral umpire outside Bangladesh, being named as an on-field umpire for the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies.[27]

On 28 March 2024, following the International Cricket Council’s annual review and selection process, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.[28] He replaced South African umpire Marais Erasmus who retired from umpiring in international cricket in February 2024.[29]

See also

References

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  2. ^ ডেস্ক, খেলা (28 March 2024). "আইসিসির আম্পায়ারদের এলিট প্যানেলে বাংলাদেশের শরফুদ্দৌলা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Sharfuddoula becomes first Bangladeshi in ICC Elite Panel of Umpires". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Sharfuddoula first Bangladeshi umpire in ODI World Cup". The Business Standard. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ জুবাইর, মোহাম্মদ (23 November 2023). "'আমিও উত্তেজনার অংশ হয়ে গিয়েছিলাম'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ Exclusive interview: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (MP4) (Motion Picture) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Sharfuddoula". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Sharfuddoula". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Sharfuddoula as Umpire in First-Class Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Sharfuddoula as Umpire in One-Day International Matches". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  11. ^ "PNG defend 200 to take ninth place". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. ^ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Sharfuddoula made BCB test umpire". Shining Bangladesh. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. ^ Gupta, Rishabh (26 January 2021). "Richard Illingworth becomes first neutral umpire to officiate a Test since COVID-19 pandemic". India TV. Dhaka. IANS. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. ^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  20. ^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". ThePrint. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  21. ^ সাইফুল্লাহ্ বিন আনোয়ার. "শামীমের ফিফটি, ১২৪ রানেই থামল বাংলাদেশ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  22. ^ ডেস্ক, খেলা. "আম্পায়ার হিসেবে 'সেঞ্চুরি' শরফৌদউল্লাহর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  23. ^ "ICC announce Match Officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (8 September 2023). "বিশ্বকাপে আম্পায়ারিংয়ে বাংলাদেশের অন্যরকম 'প্রথম'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Preparation key to success as an umpire - Sharfuddoula Saikat". Cricbuzz. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  26. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (25 September 2023). "বিশ্বকাপে ৫ ম্যাচে আম্পায়ারিং করবেন শরফুদ্দৌলা". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  27. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (3 January 2024). "আম্পায়ার শরফুদ্দৌলার আরেকটি প্রথম". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Sharfuddoula becomes the first Bangladesh umpire to be included in the ICC Elite Panel". ICC. 28 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Sharfuddoula first Bangladeshi umpire in ICC Elite Panel". The Daily Star. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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