| Gazi Sohel | |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Fullname: | Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Munshigonj, Bangladesh |
| Role: | Umpire |
| Umpire: | true |
| Odisumpired: | 8 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2021 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2023 |
| T20isumpired: | 30 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2018 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Wodisumpired: | 5 |
| Umpwodidebutyr: | 2012 |
| Umpwodilastyr: | 2024 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 2 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2012 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Date: | 28 November 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/326122.html Cricinfo |
Gazi Sohel (Bengali: গাজী সোহেল, born 13 August 1979), also known as Gazi Ashraful Afsar Sohel, is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire.[1]
Sohel has stood as an umpire in matches in the Bangladesh Premier League between 2012 and 2017.[2] He was involved in a few on-field controversial decisions in Dhaka Premier League matches.[3] [4]
In November 2018, he was selected in the ICC International Panel of Umpires.[5] In December 2018, he made his debut as an international umpire during the West Indies tour of Bangladesh.[6] In January 2021 he umpired in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Bangladesh and the West Indies cricket team.[7] He was one of the umpires for the 2022 Asia Cup.
In July-August, 2023, he officiated matches as an on-field umpire in 2023 Lanka Premier League, becoming the second Bangladeshi umpire to officiate matches in a foreign Twenty20 franchise league.[8]
In January 2024, He was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]