_(Aleem_Dar_cropped).jpg) Dar umpiring during the 2017–18 Ashes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleem Sarwar Dar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1968-06-06)6 June 1968 (age 57) Jhang,Punjab,Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–2009 | Pakistan Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Lahore City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Allied Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Gujranwala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 February 1987 Pakistan Railways v ADBP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 6 December 1997Gujranwala v Bahawalpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 29 September 1986 Pakistan Railways v United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 23 March 1998 Gujranwala v Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 145 (2003–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 231 (2000–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 72 (2009–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 5 (2009–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,24 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aleem DarPP (Punjabi,Urdu:علیم ڈار; born 6 June 1968) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He is a former member of theElite Panel of ICC Umpires. Dar won theDavid Shepherd Trophy three years in a row from 2009 to 2011, after being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006.[1] Aleem Dar,Marais Erasmus,Richard Kettleborough,Kumar Dharmasena andSimon Taufel were the only umpires to have received the award from its inception until 2017. Before becoming an umpire, Dar playedfirst-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler forAllied Bank,Gujranwala,Lahore andPakistan Railways teams. Dar is also a member of theMen's National Selection Committee of thePakistan Cricket Board.He was educated at Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore.
In December 2019, in the first match of the series betweenAustralia and New Zealand, Aleem stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set bySteve Bucknor.[2] On 1 November 2020, in the second ODIbetween Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Aleem stood in his 210th ODI match as an on-field umpire, surpassing South AfricanRudi Koertzen's record of officiating in the most ODI matches.[3]
Aleem Dar was born on June 6, 1968, inJhang, Pakistan. He is married to Noshaba. They have three children, sons Hassan and Ali, and a daughter, Jaweria, who died due to epilepsy.[4]
Aleem is best known as an internationalcricket umpire.[5] He made his international umpiring debut in anODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka atGujranwala on 16 February 2000. In 2002, he became a member ofInternational Panel of ICC Umpires. He was chosen to umpire at the2003 Cricket World Cup.
In April 2004, he became the first Pakistani to be part of theElite Panel of ICC Umpires.[6] He was nominated for the ICC Umpire of the year Award in 2005 and 2006, beaten on both occasions by the AustralianSimon Taufel. On 17 October 2007, Aleem umpired in his 100thODI, between India and Australia at Mumbai, making him the tenth umpire in the history of cricket to reach that landmark. He reached the landmark in a record time, taking just seven years, and became the first Pakistani to officiate in a century ofOne Day Internationals.[7]
Aleem has stood in a solitary India-Pakistan ODI match at Karachi 2006 and fiveAshes Test matches. He was also one of the on-field umpires for the final of the2006 ICC Champions Trophy, standing alongsideRudi Koertzen. He stood in the final of the2007 Cricket World Cup between Australia and Sri Lanka, along withSteve Bucknor. Dar was also selected to stand in the final of the2010 ICC World Twenty20 between Australia and England .
In January 2005, Aleem and his colleagueSteve Bucknor, received death threats during a Test match between England and South Africa at Centurion.[8] He was also involved in a controversy during the2007 Cricket World Cup final where he, along with fellow officialsBucknor,Koertzen,Bowden andCrowe incorrectly made Australia bowl three unnecessary overs in near darkness. Consequently, the ICC decided to suspend him, along with the other four officials, from duty for the next ICC event, which was the2007 World Twenty20 Championship.[9]
Aleem proved his accuracy at the2011 Cricket World Cup when all the 15Umpire Decision Review System appeals against him were struck down.[10][11]
He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the2015 Cricket World Cup.[5] In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the2019 Cricket World Cup.[12][13] The following month, in the second match of the2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series, he became the third umpire, and first from Pakistan, to officiate in 200 ODIs.[14]
On 16 March 2023, Dar stepped down from the elite panel of umpires after a 19-year career.[15] He will still umpire games if the PCB selects him to stand in games played in Pakistan.[16]
From 5–7 April 2023, he stood in his last test match as an Elite panel umpire, during theone-off test between Bangladesh and Ireland. At the end of the match, he also received aGuard of Honor from both teams and a memento was presented to him byBangladesh Cricket Board.[17]
He announced he will retire from umpiring at the end of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2024–25 domestic season.[18]
Aleem Dar Cricket Academy, ADCA is a training and coaching academy for hearing-impaired boys and girls. It is located in Lahore, Pakistan. It is equipped with a ground, gymnasium, jogging track and basketball court. Aleem Dar established the academy in 2013.[19][20]
In 2018, he started a restaurant namedDar's Delighto in PIA Cooperative Housing Society, Lahore.[21][22]
In October 2024, thePakistan Cricket Board named Dar as part of itsselection committee.[23]
After being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006, Aleem finally won theUmpire of the Year award in October 2009, at the annualICC awards ceremony inJohannesburg, South Africa.[24] By claiming the award, Aleem endedSimon Taufel's run of five successive awards. It was the first time that any umpire other than Taufel had picked up the accolade in the six years that the ceremony had taken place. InOctober 2010, he won the award for a second straight year.[25] InSeptember 2011, he was named best umpire for the third consecutive year.[26] On 14 August 2010, theGovernment of Pakistan honoured him with the President's Award forPride of Performance.[27]
He was honoured byICC for officiating in 150ODIs.[28]
Pakistan's Aleem Dar has been honoured by the International Cricket Council for becoming only the seventh umpire to officiate in 150 ODIs
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