Aleem Dar will turn out to be just the third individual from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires to achieve the 100-Test mark when he takes to the field to administer in the second Test between South Africa and England Saturday at Newlands.
Aleem will join the elite organization of Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzen to have umpired in 100 or more Tests, to date, said an ICC proclamation issued on Thursday.
The 47-year-old previous right-gave batsman and off-spinner showed up over a vocation crossing 12 years. Taking after his retirement, Aleem made the move to umpiring and in 2000 remained in his first ODI when Pakistan facilitated Sri Lanka in Gujranwala. He showed up three years after the fact, when Bangladesh facilitated England in Dhaka.
From that point forward, he has umpired in 99 Tests, in 178 ODIs and 35 T20Is to date.
Aleem was chosen in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2004. From that point forward, he has gone ahead to wind up one of the main and most regarded umpires in world cricket and was named as the ICC Umpire of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Aleem was recompensed Pride of Performance while in 2013, he got Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), Pakistan's third-most astounding common honor.
Talking in front of the approaching point of interest, Aleem said: "I am enchanted and glad to achieve this critical individual breakthrough in my profession. It is astonishing to think how rapidly time has flown. I am amazingly appreciative to all the bolster I have gotten consistently, not slightest from the Pakistan Cricket Board and in addition the International Cricket Council."
ICC General Manager Cricket, Geoff Allardice said: "Aleem has been one of the best and most regarded umpires in world cricket for a long time. It is difficult to umpire at the first class level for over 10 years, and his polished methodology, consistency and unwavering quality have permitted him to perform so well for so long. Aleem is in regarded organization nearby two other umpiring greats, Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzen, and he ought to be to a great degree glad for his accomplishments. He is broadly regarded in the cricket group and all included in the amusement will go along with me in complimenting him on coming to this noteworthy point of reference".
No comments:
Post a Comment