Another world record for Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar

Another world record for umpire Aleem Dar: Son of a police officer on cricket rules

Aleem Dar is close to achieving this record in T20 after most Tests and ODIs

When Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar took the field to officiate in the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi on November 1, it was his 210th ODI. Thus, he has set a world record of 209 matches of South Africa's Rudy Kurtzen.

Look at two world records and a third

Aleem Dar has already won the honor of umpiring in most Test matches. So far he has officiated in 132 Test matches. The previous record was held by West Indies' Steve Buckner, who officiated in 128 Test matches.

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After these two world records, Aleem Dar's eyes are also on the world record of umpiring in most T20 international matches.

Ahsan Raza of Pakistan is currently the highest umpire in 49 T20 International matches while Aleem Dar has officiated in 46 T20 International matches so far.

Aleem Dar has been appointed as the umpire in the first and third matches of the T20 series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, bringing the total number of T20 International matches to 48. However, the most T20 matches between him and Ahsan Raza The interesting competition of umpiring in international matches will continue as Ahsan Raza will umpire in two matches of the series and he will be ahead of Aleem Dar.

The second match of the series in Rawalpindi on November 8 will be memorable for Ahsan Raza as he will become the first umpire in the world to complete half a century of T20 International matches. At the end of the series, the number of Ahsan Raza's T20 matches will be 51.

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Father and son rules friendship

Aleem Dar and his father have in common the value that both have made it their goal to abide by and enforce the laws. The only difference is that the father, as a police officer, continued to enforce the country's laws, while Aleem Dar took on the responsibility of enforcing cricket laws.

Aleem Dar's father had retired from the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police. He was very proud of his son and he was very interested in his umpiring decisions and these decisions were discussed between the two.

The father had long wanted Aleem Dar to win the ICC Best Umpire award and he had hoped every year that this time the award would go to Aleem Dar, but three years passed in waiting and When he won the ICC Umpire of the Year award for the first time in 2009, his father was not in the world.

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It was a very difficult moment for Aleem Dar when he went straight to his father's grave from the airport after receiving the ICC award and placed the award trophy on it and cried for a long time.

The best test in terms of decisions

There are many important matches in Aleem Dar's international career in which his correct decisions are remembered but the Cardiff Test of the 2009 Ashes series was memorable for Aleem Dar in which his correct decisions were appreciated by all. ۔ This is the same Test match in which James Anderson and Monty Panesar played 11.3 overs to save England from defeat. The last moments of this match were no less than a test for Aleem Dar in which he was serving.

Aleem Dar's long list of correct decisions also includes the decision to give Sachin Tendulkar LBW on the ball of Monte Panesar. It was also Monte Panesar's first wicket in his first Test.

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One of the proofs of Aleem Dar's ability to make correct decisions is the 2011 World Cup in which 15 of his decisions were reviewed and technology proved all 15 decisions correct. He was the only umpire in this World Cup whose decision was not proved wrong in DRS.

Aleem Dar has repeatedly faced the captain's aggressive stance on his decisions, such as Australian captain Ricky Ponting's misbehavior with him in the 2010 Ashes series Melbourne Test, but later had to apologize for his behavior And it had to be said that they respect Aleem Dar and their discussion was not with Aleem Dar but with technology.

Like a successful cricketer, a successful umpire has the same criteria of how strong he is physically and mentally and how capable his eyes are of making the right decisions. Because of these qualities, Aleem Dar has been respected throughout his career.

His fellow umpires appreciate his abilities and the cricketers on the field with him are well aware that Aleem Dar's decisions can only be challenged with forethought as very few of his decisions have been proven wrong and he Have set a certain standard of umpiring.

Aleem Dar has a very simple rule about his umpiring that every human being can make a mistake but if a decision is changed it should not be on your mind because it distracts you and you And they make mistakes.