Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be named in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires following the International Cricket Council’s annual review and selection process on Thursday (28 March). Sharfuddoula was elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by a selection panel consisting of ICC General Manager – Cricket, Wasim Khan (Chair), former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, retired New Zealand umpire Tony Hill, and consultant officiating expert Mike Riley, an ICC press release said.