Sameer Bandekar (born 29 October 1964) is an Indian cricket umpire who currently represents the United States. The first international match that Bandekar officiated in was a women's One Day International (ODI) in 1997. He stood in his first men's ODI match in 2002.[1] He later emigrated to the United States, and was elected to the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel in 2015. He stood in matches in the 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One tournament. He umpired in his first men's Twenty20 International (T20I) on 22 December 2021, between United States and Ireland.[2]

Sameer Bandekar
Personal information
Born (1964-10-29) 29 October 1964 (age 59)
India
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired9 (2002–2022)
T20Is umpired3 (2021–2023)
WODIs umpired4 (1997–2010)
WT20Is umpired8 (2019–2021)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2022

In January 2022, Bandekar was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[3]

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  1. ^ "Sameer Bandekar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ "1st T20I, Lauderhill, Dec 22 2021, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.