Nadir Shah (7 February 1964 – 10 September 2021) was an international

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from Bangladesh. He stood in international matches between 2006 and 2011, but was later caught in a sting operation and banned for ten years for corruption. The ban was lifted after six years, and he resumed umpiring in domestic cricket in Bangladesh. He continued to umpire until October 2019. He died from cancer in September 2021.

Life and career

Nadir Shah was born on 7 February 1964 in

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, Bangladesh. He was the youngest of seven brothers, and developed a passion for cricket from a young age. One of his older brothers,

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played for the

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. Nadir, along with some of his other brothers, played in the

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for a variety of teams. He was described in his obituary in '' The Daily Star'' as "a leg-spinner and handy batsman". He started umpiring in the 1990s, and worked as a scout for Bangladesh during the

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. He made his international umpiring debut in a

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(ODI) between Bangladesh and

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in March 2006. He predominantly stood in matches in Bangladesh, but also umpired during the

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in Kenya and the Kenyan tour of Zimbabwe in 2009–10. He acted as a TV umpire for six

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. Shah was well-regarded and known to give technical tips to players who were struggling. In October 2012 he was caught in a TV sting operation appearing to agree to give decisions on demand for money as an umpire during the

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. He denied the allegations. In March 2013 he was banned for ten years by the

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(BCB). In February 2016 the BCB lifted the ban on Shah and he was eligible to umpire in domestic matches in Bangladesh. He died on 10 September 2021 from cancer at the age of 57.

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Life and career

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