Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat became the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate 50 T20Is during the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Saikat, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, served as an on-field umpire for the USA vs. Canada match in Texas.
Saikat also became the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in the opening match of a World Cup. He has been on the International Panel of Umpires since 2006, with his first international appointment being an ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Mirpur in January 2010.
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