Cricket umpire Aleem Dar retires after record 435 international matches
1 year, 9 months ago

Cricket umpire Aleem Dar retires after record 435 international matches

Hindustan Times  

Cricket umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan has retired after officiating in a record 435 men’s international matches. Dar was replaced by countryman Ahsan Raza, who joined newcomer Adrian Holdstock of South Africa on an expanded 12-man panel of elite International Cricket Council umpires on Thursday. The 54-year-old Dar had been on the elite panel since its inception in 2002, and officiated in a record 144 test matches, 222 one-day internationals and 69 Twenty20s. “I have had the pleasure and honor of umpiring the world over and what I have achieved is something I did not even dream of when I started in the profession.” Dar was the first Pakistani umpire to be part of the elite panel and stood in the finals of the T20 World Cups in 2010 and 2012.

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Veteran Cricket umpire Aleem Dar retires after record 435 men’s games
1 year, 9 months ago

Veteran Cricket umpire Aleem Dar retires after record 435 men’s games

The Hindu  

Cricket umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan has retired after officiating in a record 435 men’s international matches. Dar was replaced by countryman Ahsan Raza, who joined newcomer Adrian Holdstock of South Africa on an expanded 12-man panel of elite International Cricket Council umpires on Thursday. “I have had the pleasure and honor of umpiring the world over and what I …

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Aleem Dar overtakes Rudi Koertzen to break record for most ODIs as on-field umpire
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Aleem Dar overtakes Rudi Koertzen to break record for most ODIs as on-field umpire

Firstpost  

Dar also holds the record of umpiring in most Test matches. He achieved the feat when he officiated in his 132nd match last year — Australia vs New Zealand in Perth in December — to go past Jamaican Steve Bucknor’s mark. Rawalpindi: Aleem Dar on Sunday broke the record for most ODIs as an on-field umpire when he stood for …

Aleem Dar's new record: most ODIs as an umpire
4 years, 1 month ago

Aleem Dar's new record: most ODIs as an umpire

The Hindu  

Aleem Dar on Sunday broke the record for the most One-Day Internationals as umpire when he stood in the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi. He overtook Rudi Koertzen, the umpire from South Africa, who stood in 209 ODIs. 'Great honour' Aleem is second in the leaderboard for T20Is, behind compatriot Ahsan Raza. We are sure many aspiring …

Aleem Dar set to break record for most ODIs as umpire
4 years, 1 month ago

Aleem Dar set to break record for most ODIs as umpire

India TV News  

Aleem Dar will break Rudi Koertzen’s record of standing in most ODIs as an umpire when he takes the field during the second match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe on Sunday. The 52-year-old former Pakistan first-class cricketer made his ODI debut as an umpire in Pakistan, when he officiated a match against Sri Lanka in Gujranwala, also his hometown, in February …

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