After overseeing a record 551 matches in the history of cricket, Aleem Dar became the first umpire in the world to hold umpire duties for 25 consecutive years.
Born on 6 June 1968 in Gujranwala, Aleem Sarwar Dar made his debut as an umpire in the ODI match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Gujranwala on 16 February 2000.
He was soon promoted to the ICC International Panel, from there to the Elite Panel. Participated in and supervised the Test match between England and Bangladesh on 21 October 2003 in Dhaka.
Pakistan’s Aleem Dar has won another honor in umpiring
He started umpiring in the T20 match between Pakistan and Australia at the Dubai Stadium on May 7, 2009. A three-time World Umpire Award winner, Aleem has officiated in 231 ODIs, 145 Tests, and 70 T20 matches.
Awarded Pride of Performance in 2010 and Satara Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2013, Aleem Dar also has the unique honor of umpiring in five T20 World Cups. Supervised the finals.
When the finals of the 2007 and 2011 ODI World Cups were played, he was also present on the field.
The Women’s World Cup final in 2009 is also to her credit as an umpire. Aleem Dar also has the most experience in one-day international matches in the world. He is also among the top three umpires to have overseen more than 100 Test matches at the youngest age of 100 Test matches.
Aleem Dar has umpired in 231 ODIs, 145 Tests, and 70 T20 matches.
He also has the honor of umpiring in the World Cup final at the youngest age. Aleem Dar was a part of the ICC Elite Panel for 19 consecutive years. Aleem Dar was named the best umpire in the world six times. In 2008, he was named the best Asian umpire by the Asian Cricket Council.
He received the World’s Best Umpire Award in 2009, 2010, and 2011 from the International Cricket Council. Aleem Dar was part of the field umpiring panel along with Ahs Raza in the rain-affected Pakistan-New Zealand T20I on Thursday.
Along with umpiring, he is also an example of social responsibility by running the Aleem Dar Foundation for Thalassemia children.
