Full name Aleem Sarwar Dar
Born June 6, 1968, Jhang, Punjab
Current age 52 years 233 days
Major teams Allied Bank, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Lahore, Pakistan Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Other Umpire
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 17 | 24 | 1 | 270 | 39 | 11.73 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
List A | 18 | 12 | 3 | 179 | 37 | 19.88 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 17 | 740 | 378 | 11 | 3/19 | 34.36 | 3.06 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 18 | 634 | 475 | 15 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 31.66 | 4.49 | 42.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class span | 1986/87 - 1997/98 |
List A span | 1986/87 - 1997/98 |
Test debut | Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Oct 21-25, 2003 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v India at Wellington, Feb 21-24, 2020 scorecard |
Test matches | 132 |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Gujranwala, Feb 16, 2000 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 3, 2020 scorecard |
ODI matches | 211 |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), May 7, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 10, 2020 scorecard |
T20I matches | 48 |
T20I statistics |
As a middle-order batsman and legspinner, Aleem Dar's playing career spanned a decade without ever really taking off, but that is in stark contrast to his umpiring. In 2000 he stood in his first ODI aged 32 and within two years he had been appointed to the ICC panel. In 2003 he officiated in the World Cup, emerging with his reputation enhanced, and his Test debut followed in October of that year, immediately winning plaudits for making sounds decisions in tough matches in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It was not to anyone's surprise when, six months laterm he was promoted to the ICC's elite panel. Since then he has earned a reputation as one of the best, and with Simon Taufel he represents the pick of the younger officials. In April 2007 he stood in the World Cup final, but the farcical finale of that match - and his role in misinterpreting the rules regarding bad light - led to his suspension for the Twenty20 World Championships in September.
ICC Umpire of the Year 2009, 2010, 2011