Overview
- Elite-panel umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid served as the TV umpire for the India vs New Zealand ODI in Vadodara under an ICC appointment.
- BCB umpire department chairman Iftekhar Rahman said Sharfuddoula works on an ICC contract and requires no No Objection Certificate for such duties.
- The BCB has said it will not send its team to India for the T20 World Cup due to safety concerns and has requested its group matches be moved.
- The board says it is awaiting a response from the ICC, which has not publicly indicated a venue change for Bangladesh’s fixtures.
- Tensions rose after KKR excluded Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad, leading Bangladesh to impose its first national ban on IPL broadcasts since 2008.