Aleem Dar

Aleem Sarwar Dar, mostly known as Aleem Dar, was born in the year 1968 in Pakistan. Before he started his career as an umpire, he was a Pakistani first class cricketer, and he had played for Allied Bank, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Lahore, and Pakistan Railways as a right handed batsman and a leg break bowler. He began his journey as an international umpire at the age of just 30 when he debuted in a match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2000. Two years later, he was selected into ICCs elite panel of umpires. He won three consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and also awarded Pride of Performance Award Pakistan. Aleem Dar had a brilliant World Cup 2011 as he gave 15 consecutive correct decisions that won a battle against DRS challenges. Aleem Dar has officiated at 87 test matches and 159 ODIs till his retirement.