Umpire Aleem Dar Announced Retirement: Aleem Dar, who has been chosen as the best umpire in world cricket, will quit umpiring in 2025 after the Pakistani domestic season. 56-year-old Dar has served on the ICC’s elite panel of umpires from 2003 to 2023. He is on Pakistan’s elite panel and is one of the four Pakistani umpires on the ICC international panel and this makes him eligible for ODIs and T20 Internationals. Aleem Dar has umpired in 448 international matches so far. Aleem has been awarded the ICC Best Umpire of the Year for his excellent umpiring.
Aleem Dar has also given a statement regarding his retirement in which he is reacting to his entire career. Regarding his journey, Aleem said,
One of the world's most respected umpires and three-time winner of David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year, Aleem Dar will retire at the end of the PCB's 2024-25 season, concluding a glorious career ✨
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 27, 2024
More details ➡️ https://t.co/fqlpI7yp2g pic.twitter.com/vaePoSRvoa
My umpiring for about 25 years has been quite memorable. I have had the privilege of umpiring important matches with many great and legendary players in this generation. Throughout my career I have tried to maintain the highest standards of sportsmanship and it has been an honour to work with some of the world’s most important match officials. However, all journeys come to an end and it is time for me to focus on my social and religious work.
A look at Aleem Dar’s umpiring career
Aleem Dar umpired in the Indian Premier League between 2008 and 2014. He umpired 38 matches along with his partner Asad Rauf. If we look at Aleem’s umpiring journey, he started with first class in the domestic series Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in the year 1998-99. After that he worked with the Elite Panel of ICC International and Umpires from 2003 to 2023, where he learned about player management skills, playing conditions, maintaining a calm demeanor. He has umpired in 145 Test matches, 231 ODIs, 72 T20s so far. Dar has also umpired in a total of 5 T20 World Cups.
