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'{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Aleem Sarwar Dar | image = David Warner shakes hands with umpire Chris Gaffaney and Aleem Dar (27090448599) (Aleem Dar cropped).jpg | caption = Dar umpiring during the 2017–18 Ashes | fullname = Aleem Sarwar Dar | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Jhang]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], Pakistan | batting = Right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batsman]] | bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]] | role = [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]] | country = Pakistan | club1 = [[Multan cricket team|Multan]] | year1 = 1992/94 | year2 = 1992/93 | club2 = [[Allied Bank Limited cricket team|Allied Bank Limited]] | year3 = 1981–1986 | club3 = [[Lahore cricket teams|Lahore City]] | year4 = 1984/86 | club4 = Pakistan Railways | type1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | debutagainst1 = [[Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan cricket team|ADBP]] | debutdate1 = 3 February | debutyear1 = 1981 | debutfor1 = Pakistan Railways | lastagainst1 = Bahawalpur | lastdate1 = 2 December | lastyear1 = 1992 | lastfor1 = Gujranwala | type2 = [[List A]] | debutagainst2 = [[United Bank Limited cricket team|United Bank Limited]] | debutdate2 = 29 September | debutyear2 = 1981 | debutfor2 = Pakistan akistan Railways | lastagainst2 = [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] | lastdate2 = 26 June | lastyear2 = 1992 | lastfor2 = Gujranwala | umpire = Batpar | testsumpired = 127 | umptestdebutyr = 2001 | umptestlastyr = 2019 | odisumpired = 206 | umpodidebutyr = 2003 | umpodilastyr = 2019 | t20isumpired = 43 | umpt20idebutyr = 2009 | umpt20ilastyr = 2018 | columns = 2 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches1 = 17 | matches2 = 18 | runs1 = 270 | runs2 = 179 | bat avg1 = 11.73 | bat avg2 = 19.88 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score1 = 39 | top score2 = 37 | deliveries1 = 740 | deliveries2 = 634 | wickets1 = 11 | wickets2 = 15 | bowl avg1 = 24.36 | bowl avg2 = 14.66 | fivefor1 = 0 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | tenfor2 = n/a | best bowling1 = 3/19 | best bowling2 = 3/27 | catches/stumpings1 = 5/– | catches/stumpings2 = 17/– | source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/player/39157.html ESPNcricinfo] | date = 1 August 2019 }} '''Aleem Dar''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|علیم ڈار}}}}; born 6 June 1968) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer. He is a member of the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]]. He won the [[David Shepherd Trophy]] three years in a row from 2009 to 2011, after being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/532182.html|title=Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> 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, he played [[first-class cricket]] as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler for [[Allied Bank Limited|Allied Bank]], [[Gujranwala]] Cricket Association, [[Lahore cricket team|Lahore]] and [[Pakistan Railways cricket team|Pakistan Railways]]. He was educated at Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore. ==Umpiring career== Aleem is best known as an international [[cricket umpire]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |title=ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |publisher=ICC Cricket |accessdate=12 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archivedate=30 March 2015 }}</ref> He made his international umpiring debut in an [[One Day International|ODI]] between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at [[Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala)|Gujranwala]] on 16 February 2000. In 2002 he became a member of [[International cricket council|ICC]]'s International Panel of umpires. He was chosen to umpire at the ICC [[2003 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]]. In April 2004, he became the first Pakistani to be part of the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/136525.html|title=Mallender and Aleem Dar to join the elite|date=6 February 2004|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> He was nominated for the ICC Umpire of the year Award in 2005 and 2006, beaten on both occasions by the Australian [[Simon Taufel]]. On 17 October 2007 Aleem umpired in his 100th [[One Day International|ODI]] (between India and Australia at Mumbai), making him the tenth umpire in the history of cricket to reach that landmark. He 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.wisdenindia.com/Archive/Articles/7/7520.html |title=Aleem Dar becomes 10th umpire to stand in 100 ODIs |publisher=Cricket Archive |date=25 October 2007 |accessdate=22 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164331/http://stats.wisdenindia.com/Archive/Articles/7/7520.html |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref> Aleem has stood in a solitary India-Pakistan ODI match at Karachi 2006 and five [[Ashes series|Ashes]] Test matches. He was also one of the on-field umpires for the final of the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]], standing alongside [[Rudi Koertzen]]. He was appointed to stand in the final of the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] between Australia and Sri Lanka, where he officiated with [[Steve Bucknor]]. Dar was also selected to stand in the final of the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] between Australia and England . In January 2005, Aleem and his colleague [[Steve Bucknor]], received death threats during a Test match between England and South Africa at Centurion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/145643.html|title=Umpires received death threats, reveals Bucknor|date=30 January 2005|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> He was also involved in a controversy during the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] final where he, along with fellow officials [[Steve Bucknor|Bucknor]], [[Rudi Koertzen|Koertzen]], [[Billy Bowden|Bowden]] and [[Jeff Crowe|Crowe]] incorrectly made Australia bowl three unnecessary overs in near darkness. Consequently, the ICC decided to suspend him, along with the other four officials, from duty for the next ICC event, which was the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 World Twenty20 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/299277.html|title= World Cup officials banned by ICC|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date= 22 June 2007|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> Aleem proved his accuracy at the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] when all the 15 [[Umpire Decision Review System]] appeals against him were struck down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/143702/dar-hails-the-use-of-technology/|title= Dar hails the use of technology|publisher= Tribune|date=6 April 2011|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sporteology.com/10-best-cricket-umpires-time-history/|title= 10 Best Cricket Umpires of All Time in History|publisher= Sporteology|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="auto"/> In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051 |title=Match officials for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 announced |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html |title=Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref> The following month, in the second match of the [[2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series]], he became the third umpire, and first from Pakistan, to officiate in 200 ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/389812/pakistan-umpire-aleem-dar-to-officiate-in-his-200th-odi/ |title=Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar to officiate in his 200th ODI |work=Daily Times |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref> Aleem Dar was infamously part of the first England v Australia 2019 Ashes test, where he and Joel Wilson paired to up to make no less than seven umpiring mistakes in the first day alone; one the worst umpired international tests in modern times. ==Accolades== After being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006, Aleem finally won the Umpire of the Year award in October 2009, at the annual [[2009 ICC Awards|ICC awards]] ceremony in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Sports/03-Oct-2009/Aleem-Dar-wins-ICC-UmpireoftheYear-Award |title=Aleem Dar wins ICC Umpire-of-the-Year Award |date=3 October 2009 |publisher=The Nation |accessdate=18 March 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> By claiming the award, Aleem ended [[Simon Taufel]]'s run of five successive awards. It was the first time that any umpire other than Taufel had picked up the accolade in the six years that the ceremony has taken place. In October 2010, he won the award for a second straight year.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/480079.html Aleem Dar named Umpire of the Year] Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2010.</ref> In September 2011, he was named best umpire for the third consecutive year.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/532182.html Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year] Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2011.</ref> On 14 August 2010, the [[Government of Pakistan]] honoured him with the President's Award for [[Pride of Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC Umpire Aleem Dar launches aid campaign for flood victims |url=http://www.geo.tv/8-15-2010/69991.htm |publisher=Geo.tv |accessdate=2011-04-09 |date=15 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821074402/http://geo.tv/8-15-2010/69991.htm |archivedate=21 August 2010 }}</ref> He was honoured by [[International cricket council|ICC]] for officiating in 150 [[One Day International|ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/192725-aleem-dar-honoured-by-icc-for-officiating-in-150-odis |title=Aleem Dar honoured by ICC for officiating in 150 ODIs &#124; News &#124; NDTVSports.com |work=sports.ndtv.com |year=2012 |quote=Pakistan's Aleem Dar has been honoured by the International Cricket Council for becoming only the seventh umpire to officiate in 150 ODIs |accessdate=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702163949/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/192725-aleem-dar-honoured-by-icc-for-officiating-in-150-odis |archive-date=2 July 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/cricket/aleem-dar-honoured-officiating-150-odis-495 |title=Aleem Dar honoured for officiating in 150 ODIs &#124; The Asian Age |work=asianage.com |year=2012 |quote=Elite Panel umpire Aleem Dar has been honoured by the ICC for becoming only the seventh man to officiate in 150 ODIs |accessdate=1 July 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == See also == * [[List of Test cricket umpires]] * [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]] * [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]] == References == {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{ESPNcricinfo|id=39157}} * {{CricketArchive|id=18802}} {{ICC Umpire of the Year}} {{Elite Panel of ICC Umpires}} {{Pride of Performance for Sports}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dar, Aleem}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Allied Bank Limited cricketers]] [[Category:Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent]] [[Category:Pakistani Test cricket umpires]] [[Category:Pakistani One Day International cricket umpires]] [[Category:Pakistani Twenty20 International cricket umpires]] [[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]] [[Category:Lahore City cricketers]] [[Category:Gujranwala cricketers]] [[Category:Pakistan Railways cricketers]] [[Category:Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] [[Category:Islamia College (Lahore) alumni]] [[Category:Pakistani Muslims]]'