Aleem Dar PP is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer.
21 Facts About Aleem Dar
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Aleem Dar was a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.
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Aleem Dar won the David Shepherd Trophy three years in a row from 2009 to 2011, after being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006.
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In December 2019, in the first match between Australia and New Zealand, Aleem stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set by Steve Bucknor.
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On 1 November 2020, in the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, Aleem Dar 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.
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Aleem Dar was born on June 6,1968, in Jhang, Pakistan.
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Aleem Dar is married to Noshaba and has three children, two sons Hassan and Ali, and late daughter Jaweria, who died due to epilepsy.
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Aleem Dar made his international umpiring debut in an ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gujranwala on 16 February 2000.
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Aleem Dar was chosen to umpire at the ICC Cricket World Cup.
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Aleem Dar was nominated for the ICC Umpire of the year Award in 2005 and 2006, beaten on both occasions by the Australian Simon Taufel.
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On 17 October 2007 Aleem Dar umpired in his 100th ODI, making him the tenth umpire in the history of cricket to reach that landmark.
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Aleem Dar reached the landmark in a record time, taking just seven years, and became the first Pakistani to officiate in a century of One Day Internationals.
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Aleem Dar has stood in a solitary India-Pakistan ODI match at Karachi 2006 and five Ashes Test matches.
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Aleem Dar was one of the on-field umpires for the final of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, standing alongside Rudi Koertzen.
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Aleem Dar was appointed to stand in the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup between Australia and Sri Lanka, where he officiated with Steve Bucknor.
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Aleem Dar was selected to stand in the final of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 between Australia and England.
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Aleem Dar was involved in a controversy during the 2007 Cricket World Cup final where he, along with fellow officials Bucknor, Koertzen, Bowden and Crowe incorrectly made Australia bowl three unnecessary overs in near darkness.
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Aleem Dar proved his accuracy at the 2011 Cricket World Cup when all the 15 Umpire Decision Review System appeals against him were struck down.
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Aleem Dar was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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On 16 March 2023, Aleem Dar stepped down from the elite panel of umpires after a 19-year career.
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Aleem Dar was honoured by ICC for officiating in 150 ODIs.