Pakistan news

DRS technology should be consistent - Dar

Apr 14, 2012: Aleem Dar has joined the chorus for the mandatory use of the Hot Spot technology for all series to minimise umpiring errors.

ICC news

Aleem Dar wants uniform Decision Review System

Oct 4, 2011: Aleem Dar, the three-time ICC Umpire of the Year, has said the inconsistent use of the Decision Review System (DRS) affects an umpire's performance and has called for the system to be used uniformly across all international series

ICC Awards 2011

Dar named best umpire for the third consecutive year

Sep 12, 2011: Aleem Dar has won the David Shepherd Trophy for the ICC Umpire of the Year for the third year running

India v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2011, final, Mumbai

Taufel and Dar to umpire World Cup final

Mar 31, 2011: Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar have been named as the on-field Umpires for the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday

ICC Awards 2010

Aleem Dar named Umpire of the Year

Oct 6, 2010: Aleem Dar, the Pakistan umpire, has been named the Umpire of the Year at the ICC Awards ceremony in Bangalore

Pakistan in New Zealand 2009-10

Official debut for enhanced review system

Nov 23, 2009: The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) makes a return after a series of trials for over a year, with the first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan at the University Oval in Dunedin starting tomorrow

ICC awards 2009

'It's not an easy job' - Dar

Oct 3, 2009: Aleem Dar, who was named Umpire of the Year at the ICC Awards, has credited a very high standard as the reason for his success

ICC awards, 2009

Johnson and Gambhir scoop top awards

Oct 1, 2009: Mitchell Johnson capped a tumultuous year by becoming the sixth winner of the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, after being named as the ICC World Player of the Year

ICC awards 2009

Dar is Umpire of the Year

Oct 1, 2009: Pakistan's Aleem Dar was named Umpire of the Year at the ICC Awards in Johannesburg

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 2nd day

Decisions, decisions

Dec 18, 2008: Cricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth

England v South Africa, 3rd npower Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Big-Game Belly; tough-man Colly

Aug 1, 2008: Andrew Miller presents the plays of the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston

India v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Koertzen answers ICC SOS to stand in Kolkata

Nov 29, 2007: Rudi Koertzen has flown to India to stand in the second Test in Kolkata after Billy Bowden, who was due to officiate, was taken ill

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane

Bucknor and Dar trip up over visas

Nov 8, 2007: Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar, the two umpires who stood in the World Cup Final earlier this year, have struggled with visa problems which prevented them from standing in the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Brisbane

'My concentration was disturbed'

Dar admits he wrongly adjudged Tendulkar out

Oct 20, 2007: Umpire Aleem Dar has apologised for wrongly adjudging Sachin Tendulkar out caught behind at Lord's

Punishments handed out for farcical final

World Cup officials banned by ICC

Jun 22, 2007: The International Cricket Council has delivered a humiliating punishment on the five match officials whose combined errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to be completed amid farcical scenes of near-darkness

Umpire criticises length of the tournament

Aleem Dar questions World Cup duration

May 5, 2007: Aleem Dar criticises the duration of the World Cup

Officials involved in final won't be sacked

Speed apologises for light chaos

Apr 29, 2007: At the precise moment Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, was saying sorry for the bizarre ending of the World Cup final the ICC hoarding behind him came unstuck from the wall, and almost hit his head

Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados

Crowe takes blame for light chaos

Apr 28, 2007: The match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final

Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados

Bucknor and Dar stand in final

Apr 27, 2007: Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been appointed to stand as the on-field umpires for the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka in Barbados

The Oval imbroglio

Situation could've been handled better - Dar

Aug 26, 2006: Aleem Dar has said that Pakistan's decision to protest and stay off the field on the fourth day of the fourth Test at the Oval last week, was wrong and may harm the game in the long-term.