Bangladesh may not be present at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka but their fans will get some crumb of comfort through umpires Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat and Gazi Sohel who will officiate in the flagship ICC event.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday confirmed the match official appointments for the group stage of the marquee tournament, beginning 7 February.
In total, 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires while six officials will serve as the match referees, with plenty of experience among those appointed. Officials for the Super Eight and knockout stages will be announced in due course.
Match Officials at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Match Referees: Dean Cosker, David Gilbert, Ranjan Madugalle, Andrew Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.
Umpires: Roland Black, Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Wayne Knights, Donovan Koch, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, KNA Padmanabhan, Allahuddien Paleker, Ahsan Raza, Leslie Reifer, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, Gazi Sohel, Rodney Tucker, Alex Wharf, Raveendra Wimalasiri and Asif Yaqoob.
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