Aleem Dar
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. 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.
Dar umpiring during the 2017–18 Ashes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleem Sarwar Dar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1968 Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 6 December 1997 Gujranwala v Bahawalpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 29 September 1986 Pakistan Railways v United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 23 March 1998 Gujranwala v Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 172 (2003–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 299 (2000–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 88 (2009–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 5 (2009–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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.