A workshop was conducted for umpires by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, aiming to enhance their skills through knowledge sharing, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
The first ICC Elite Panel umpire from Bangladesh, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, along with International Panel umpires Gazi Sohel, Masudur Rahman, Morshed Ali Khan, Tanvir Ahmed, Shathira Jakir, Rokeya Sultana, Champa Chakma, Dolly Rani Sarkar, and others, were present on the occasion.
‘There’s a lot in the books, of course. But the match situation is different. The discussion is about how we make decisions in those pressure moments. Saikat is sharing his experience from the India-England series. We might be talking about something from the Pakistan series,’ said Masudur when he was asked about the workshop.
‘We’ll try to do more of this knowledge sharing whenever we get some free time. It could be after a series, during the off-season, or even before a series.
For example, if there’s a tri-nation series in August, then such sessions will come in handy,’ he added.
Rokeya, another international panel umpire, said that the workshop would help them to get accustomed to the new changes in the ICC playing conditions, which were made recently.
She said, ‘Those who officiated under the new rules shared their views and experiences. It has been a very fruitful session since we have exchanged a lot of knowledge and insights.’
Previously, the BCB arranged a workshop for the aspiring match referees, which drew some big names like the former national team captain Habibul Bashar, Abdur Razzak, and former women’s national team captain Rumana Ahmed.
