Three times International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpire of the Year winner Pakistan’s Aleem Dar achieved yet another landmark by officiating the most numbers of cricket matches by any umpire in the cricket history.
Aleem Dar achieved the feat by officiating the test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. He officiated his 332th matches and became the first umpire in cricket history to officiate so many matches.
He broke the record of South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who had stood in 331 cricket matches as umpire.
Aleem Dar, who started off as a right-arm leg spinner, has made a name for himself as an umpire, featuring on the ICC’s elite umpire panel. His accurate decision making has earned him respect from not only the players in the midst of whom he officiates, but also from fellow umpires
