Sashikumar Cheliah is a Singaporean-born Australian prison officer and television cook. He was the winner of MasterChef Australia for 2018. Sashi says his love and commitment for food has grown since he moved to Australia as he aimed to replicate the Indian, Malaysian and Chinese cooking of his youth Sashi hopes MasterChef Australia will help kickstart his restaurant dream: a warm venue featuring authentic Malaysian food presented with local South Australian wines.