Javed Nuruddin Shaikh officiated the 150th international game of his distinguished career on Tuesday, and Hockey India honoured him on the occasion. This accomplishment was made by Javed Shaikh while officiating a match in the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Shaikh has been officiating hockey for the past 20 years and was recently recognised for his remarkable work with the Hockey India Best Umpire Manager / Umpire 2019-2020 award at the 10th Hockey India Congress. In 2000, he began working as an umpire at a nearby competition. He received a call-up in 2002 to serve as a national umpire, then had the chance to officiate at the 2003 Under-21 Invitational Cup in Poland as an international umpire.
