Ahsan Raza (born 29 May 1974 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer.[1] In November 2020, in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, he stood in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket.[2]
Playing career
Ahsan Raza played for a number of Pakistani teams including Faisalabad, Habib Bank Limited, Lahore and Sargodha.[1][3][4][5]
Umpiring career
Ahsan Raza is Pakistan's nominated third umpire on the International Cricket Council International Panel of Umpires and Referees.[6] Ahsan Raza made his debut as a first-class umpire in 2006 and had umpired 35 matches by the end of February 2009.[7] He got a contract from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) along with Zameer Haider and Shozab Raza in 2012.[8]
In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[10] In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11]
In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12] Raza was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[13] In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Umpire of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[14]
In January 2021, he umpired in his first Test match, for Pakistan's home matches against South Africa.[15]
In March 2023, Raza and Adrian Holdstock from South Africa were inducted in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires after Aleem Dar left the panel.[16][17]
Attack
Template:See also On 3 March 2009, Ahsan Raza was injured in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.[18] He was shot twice and was in a serious condition in a Lahore hospital.[19][20]
See also
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Players and Officials – Ahsan Raza. Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ Officials for Zimbabwe series named. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ Profile – Ahsan Raza. Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ First-Class Matches played by Ahsan Raza. Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ List A Matches played by Ahsan Raza. Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ Match Officials. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ Ahsan Raza as Umpire in First-Class Matches. Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ Three umpires get PCB contracts ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 25-2-2012
- ↑ Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ 11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ Match Officials announced for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ Kim Cotton, Ahsan Raza umpires for India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup final. The Statesman(6 March 2020). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ 1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza join ICC Elite Panel of Umpires as Aleem Dar steps down. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ Aleem Dar ends 19-year old career as Elite Panel Umpire. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ Pakistani umpire critically injured in Lahore attack(3 March 2009). Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ ICC condemns gun attack on Sri Lankan players. ABC News(3 March 2009). Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ In pictures: Pakistan readies for return of international cricket. Retrieved 22 May 2015.