Aleem Dar

Aleem Dar

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Dar umpiring during the 2017–18 Ashes
Personal information
Full name
Aleem Sarwar Dar
Born (1968-06-06) 6 June 1968 (age 56)
Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–2009Pakistan Railways
1988–1995Lahore City
1995Allied Bank Limited
1997–1998Gujranwala
FC debut8 February 1987 Pakistan Railways v ADBP
Last FC6 December 1997 Gujranwala v Bahawalpur
LA debut29 September 1986 Pakistan Railways v United Bank Limited
Last LA23 March 1998 Gujranwala v Malaysia
Umpiring information
Tests umpired145 (2003–2023)
ODIs umpired231 (2000–2023)
T20Is umpired72 (2009–2023)
WT20Is umpired5 (2009–2016)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 17 18
Runs scored 270 179
Batting average 11.73 19.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 37
Balls bowled 740 634
Wickets 11 15
Bowling average 34.36 31.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 3/27
Catches/stumpings 5/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2023

Aleem Dar PP (Punjabi, Urdu: علیم ڈار; born 6 June 1968) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He has been a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. Dar won the David 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 and Simon Taufel were the only umpires to have received the award from its inception until 2017. Before becoming an umpire, Dar played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler for Allied Bank, Gujranwala, Lahore and Pakistan Railways teams.

In December 2019, in the first match of the series between Australia and New Zealand, Aleem stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set by Steve Bucknor.[2] On 1 November 2020, in the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Aleem stood in his 210th ODI match as an on-field umpire, surpassing South African Rudi Koertzen's record of officiating in the most ODI matches.[3]

  1. ^ "Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN.
  2. ^ "Aleem Dar set to break record for most Tests as umpire". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Aleem Dar set to break record for most ODIs as on-field umpire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.