Tanvir Ahmed (umpire)

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Tanvir Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1972-10-03) 3 October 1972 (age 51)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Role Umpire
Umpiring information
ODIs  umpired8 (2021–2024)
T20Is  umpired20 (2018–2024)
WODIs  umpired5 (2012–2024)
WT20Is  umpired4 (2012–2023)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 November 2023

Tanvir Ahmed (born 3 October 1972) is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire. [1]

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Umpiring career

Tanvir Ahmed officiated in his first List A match in Bangladesh in 2005–06, and his first first-class match in 2007–08. [2] He has been an on-field umpire in the Bangladesh Premier League since 2012. [3]

Ahmed has been involved in a few controversial umpiring decisions and has often been in arguments with players. [4] [5] In 2015 Bangladesh Premier League, in a group match Shakib Al Hasan fumed at him for his controversial decisions.

In November 2018, he was selected in the ICC International Panel of Umpires. [6] He stood in his first men's match as an international umpire on 17 December 2018 in the 1st T20I match between Bangladesh and West Indies. [7]

On 22 December 2018 Ahmed was again involved in a controversial "no ball" decision in the 3rd T20I between Bangladesh and West Indies when he called a no ball resulting in a protest from West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite and the team management. The match referee had to intervene to resolve the matter; the match resumed after a 10-minute pause. [8] [9]

In January 2021, he umpired in his first men's One Day International (ODI) match, between Bangladesh and the West Indies. [10]

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