Rizwan Akram (born 26 September 1979) is a Dutch former cricketer and now an umpire.[1] In April 2018, he was appointed to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Panel of Development Umpires.[2] He was one of the umpires for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.[3] On 12 June 2018, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut, in a match between the Netherlands and Ireland.[4] On 1 August 2018, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, when the visiting Nepal and the Netherlands played in Amstelveen.[5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rizwan Akram |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 26 September 1979
Role | Umpire |
Umpiring information | |
ODIs umpired | 12 (2018–2024) |
T20Is umpired | 53 (2018–2024) |
WODIs umpired | 1 (2023) |
WT20Is umpired | 18 (2021–2023) |
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2022 |
He was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[6] He had umpired in 45 ODIs and T20Is by August 2021.
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edit- ^ "Rizwan Akram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC appoints Rahul to Panel of Development Umpires for 2018". Times of Oman. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands men's squad for the Ireland and Scotland T20I Tri Series". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.