Bismillah Jan Shinwari

Bismillah Jan Shinwari (born 17 March 1984) is an Afghan cricket umpire.[1] He has stood in matches in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament and the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament in Afghanistan.[2][3]

Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Personal information
Born (1984-03-17) 17 March 1984
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired8 (2018–2021)
T20Is umpired6 (2018–2020)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2021

He stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe on 5 February 2018.[4] He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe on 11 February 2018.[5]

Bomb blast

On 3 October 2020, a car bomb attack in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, killed 15 people and wounded 30 others.[6] It was initially reported that Shinwari was there at the time of the explosion but had survived.[7] However, later reports stated that he had been killed in the blast,[8][9][10] along with his cousin, two of her children, and his nephew.[11] On 4 October 2020, Shinwari spoke to the Bangladeshi website BD Crictime on a telephone call to confirm that he had not been killed in the blast.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Bismillah Jan Shinwari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. "1st Semi Final, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 17 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "Final, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Dec 19-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. "2nd ODI (D/N), Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. "Family members of Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari die in Nangarhar roadside blast". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Afghanistan opener Najeebullah in critical condition after accident". CricBuzz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  8. "Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari dies in Nangarhar roadside blast". Geo TV. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  9. "Blast in Afghanistan – ICC umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari dies". Pledge Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  10. "Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari passes away". Bol News. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  11. "Well known cricket umpire loses 4 relatives in Nangarhar bombing". Ariana News. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. "Afghanistani umpire Bismillah Shinwari is alive and safe". BDCricTime. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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