Rabiul Hoque (born 1 January 1983) is a Bangladeshi-born international cricket
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
The term derives from the Old French , , and , : (as evidenced in cricke ...
based in the United Arab Emirates.
He was born in
Chittagong
Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...
, Bangladesh, and emigrated to the UAE in 2005.
[Amith Passela (24 February 2016)]
"UAE umpire Rabiul Hoque has come a long way since Bangladesh days"
– '' The National''. Retrieved 25 February 2016. He made his debut as an international umpire on 14 February 2016, in a
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...
(T20I) match between
Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.
See also
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. , 512 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match.
On 20 January 2019, Qatar's Shivani Mishra became the first female on-field u ...
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1983 births
Living people
Bangladeshi cricket umpires
Bangladeshi emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
Bangladeshi expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
Emirati Twenty20 International cricket umpires
People from Chittagong
Sportspeople from Chittagong Division
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