Cricket umpire
Gazi Sohel
Full name Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel
Born (1979-08-13 ) 13 August 1979 (age 45) Munshigonj , BangladeshRole Umpire ODIs umpired8 (2021–2023) T20Is umpired30 (2018–2024) WODIs umpired5 (2012–2024) WT20Is umpired2 (2012–2024)
Gazi Sohel (Bengali : গাজী সোহেল , born 13 August 1979), also known as Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel , is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire .[ 1]
Umpiring Career
Sohel has stood as an umpire in matches in the Bangladesh Premier League between 2012 and 2017.[ 2] He was involved in a few on-field controversial decisions in Dhaka Premier League matches.[ 3] [ 4]
In November 2018, he was selected in the ICC International Panel of Umpires .[ 5] In December 2018, he made his debut as an international umpire during the West Indies tour of Bangladesh .[ 6] In January 2021 he umpired in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Bangladesh and the West Indies cricket team .[ 7] He was one of the umpires for the 2022 Asia Cup .
In July-August, 2023, he officiated matches as an on-field umpire in 2023 Lanka Premier League , becoming the second Bangladeshi umpire to officiate matches in a foreign Twenty20 franchise league.[ 8]
In January 2024, He was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 9]
See also
References
^ "Gazi Sohel" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 November 2015 .
^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 1st Match: Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings at Dhaka, Nov 8, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 November 2016 .
^ Mohammad Isam. "Doleshwar-Abahani match postponed after incident with umpires" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 13 June 2016 .
^ Mohammad Isam. "Sylhet lodge complaint after seven-ball over in tight loss" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 28 November 2017 .
^ "Two more Bangladeshi umpires added to ICC's Umpire Panel" . Dhaka Tribune . Retrieved 19 November 2018 .
^ বাংলাদেশের দুই আম্পায়ারকে আইসিসির সুখবর . Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 November 2018 .
^ "2nd ODI, Dhaka, Jan 22 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 January 2021 .
^ "JK vs CLS, Lanka Premier League 2023, 1st Match at Colombo, July 30, 2023 - Full Scorecard" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 31 July 2023 .
^ "Match officials confirmed ahead of ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
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