Bangladesh umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid became the first Bangladeshi to be added in ICC elite panel of umpires.

Sharafuddoula Ibne Shahid.
In all, Sharafuddoula has been an on-field umpire in 10 Men’s Test Matches, 63 Men’s ODIs and 44 Men’s T20Is. He has also featured on-field in 13 Women’s ODI matches and 28 Women’s T20Is. Besides appearing in the aforementioned Men’s Cricket World Cup, he also stood in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 and 2022 and officiated the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018.

Sharfuddoula expressed his excitement at the appointment and looks forward to live up to the backing, “It is a great honour to be named on the ICC Elite Panel."

"To be the first from my country on the panel makes it extra special and I look forward to justifying the faith shown in me. I have had a fair bit of experience over the years and am ready for more challenging assignments.
“I would like to thank the ICC and the BCB for backing me and my other colleagues for all their help and guidance. I would also like to thank my family and friends for standing by and supporting me.”

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice also extended his congratulations to Sharfuddoula.

“I would also like to congratulate Sharfuddoula for his inclusion on the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, and to acknowledge his achievement of being the first umpire from Bangladesh to be selected on this panel. This is a well-deserved reward for many years of consistent performances in international matches and ICC tournaments.”

Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Christopher Gaffaney (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Nitin Menon (India), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (Bangladesh), Rodney Tucker (Australia), Joel Wilson (West Indies).