Meet Sharfuddoula Saikat: The Bangladesh 3rd umpire behind Yashasvi Jaiswal's DRS dismissal

Jaiswal played a resilient innings, scoring 84 runs off 208 deliveries, as India seemed on track to secure a draw and extend the series to Sydney for a crucial decider. Unfortunately, a collapse in the final session led to Australia claiming a vital 184-run victory, giving them a 2-1 lead in the series.

The young southpaw was dismissed in controversial fashion, gloving a delivery down leg off Pat Cummins for Alex Carey to complete a catch. On-field umpire Joel Wilson, however, gave not-out on the pitch, meaning Cummins immediately reviewed.

The referral went up to Bangladesh third umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat, who watched the replay and noticed that there was an evident deflection off Jaiswal’s gloves following the pull stroke. However, when requesting to see the snickometer, many were surprised to see no spikes register as the ball went near the gloves.

Snicko doesn't match visual feedback

Sharfuddoula, who became the first Bangladeshi to be nominated to the ICC’s Elite panel of umpires in 2024, requested to see alternative angles, and ultimately asked Wilson to reverse his on-field decision after seeing an indentation in Jaiswal’s gloves upon contact. The TV umpire used that and the visible deflection of the ball to judge there was contact, even if snicko didn’t register anything in the moment.

While Jaiswal was disappointed with the decision and tried to plead his case to the on-field umpires, Wilson and Michael Gough, the decision stood and spelled the nearing of the end for India, with the last recognised batting pair broken up.

Sharfuddoula is set to be an umpire in the final Test match at the SCG as well, but received credit for following a clear and precise process on his way to making the decision, serving what seemed like good instincts. Sharfuddoula has served as an umpire in 130 international matches, including 15 Tests, and 67 times throughout his career as TV umpire, making him one of the more experienced umpires in world cricket.

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