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Aleem Dar supervising his 100th Test match

Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar to supervise career's 100th Test match

CAPE TOWN: Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar on Saturday has been supervising his 100th Test match of Career between South Africa and England in Cape Town.

He became first Pakistani third member of the Elite Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpires to reach the 100-Test mark, before him two Test umpires Steve Buckner and Rudy Koertzen have supervised over 100 Test games.

Steve Buckner has supervised 128 Test matches while Rudy Koertzen stood in 108 Test games and it seems like Aleem Dar will surpass both umpires in terms of Test matches.

Aleem Dar said that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and International Cricket Council has always support edhim through out his career.

Aleem was selected in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2004. Since then, he has gone on to become one of the leading and most respected umpires in world cricket and was named as the ICC Umpire of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

In 2011, Aleem was awarded Pride of Performance, Pakistan’s highest civil award, while in 2013, he received Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), Pakistan’s third-highest civil award.

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