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International Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari Passes Away at 41

International Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari Passes Away at 41

Kabul: Bismillah Jan Shinwari, a distinguished Afghan cricket umpire, has tragically passed away at the age of 41 after a prolonged illness. Throughout his career, Shinwari made significant contributions to Afghan cricket, officiating in 34 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 26 T20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 31 First-Class, 51 List A, and 96 domestic T20 … Read more

Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari passes away

Bismillah Khan Shinwari

Bismillah Jan Shinwari, the Afghanistan umpire, has lost his life in a roadside blast which took place on Saturday in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The 36-year-old umpire had stood in matches in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day and the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day tournaments happened in Afghanistan and also umpired many international … Read more