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Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Afghan cricket umpire (1984–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Pashto: بسمالله جان شینواری; 17 March 1984 – 8 July 2025) was an Afghan cricket umpire.[1] He 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]
Shinwari stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, on 5 February 2018.[4] A week later, on 11 February 2018, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, also between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.[5]
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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] along with his cousin, two of his children, and a nephew.[10] 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.[11]
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Death
Shinwari died on 8 July 2025, at the age of 41.[12] He reportedly travelled to Pakistan for weight loss surgery, but the procedure was fraught with complications, and he ultimately died.[13][14]
His untimely death was met with widespread mourning in the cricketing world. The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a statement expressing its condolences and recognised his contributions as an international umpire.[15] ICC Chair Jay Shah also paid tribute, stating that his passing was a major loss to the global cricket community.[16]
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