Bangladeshi umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat is officiating in the India-New Zealand ODI series as an ICC-contracted official, despite the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) raising security concerns and requesting the ICC to relocate their T20 World Cup matches from India. The BCB clarified that Saikat's presence is independent of their board, as he is directly contracted with the ICC and automatically released for such assignments. This situation arises amid a diplomatic row following the IPL contract termination of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman.