Gazi Sohel

Gazi Sohel (Bengali: গাজী সোহেল, b. 13 August 1979) or Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire.[1]

For the Bangladeshi cricketer, see Gazi Sohel (cricketer).

Gazi Sohel
Personal information
Full name
Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel
Born (1979-08-13) 13 August 1979
Munshigonj, Bangladesh
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired7 (2021–2023)
T20Is umpired23 (2018–2023)
WODIs umpired3 (2012–2017)
WT20Is umpired1 (2012)
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2023

Umpiring Career

He 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 named as 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]

See also

References
  1. "Gazi Sohel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Bangladesh Premier League, 1st Match: Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings at Dhaka, Nov 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. Mohammad Isam. "Doleshwar-Abahani match postponed after incident with umpires". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. Mohammad Isam. "Sylhet lodge complaint after seven-ball over in tight loss". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Two more Bangladeshi umpires added to ICC's Umpire Panel". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. বাংলাদেশের দুই আম্পায়ারকে আইসিসির সুখবর. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. "2nd ODI, Dhaka, Jan 22 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. "JK vs CLS, Lanka Premier League 2023, 1st Match at Colombo, July 30, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2023.


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