Politics and sport collide as respected umpire Aleem Dar removed after mob invades BCCI offices in Mumbai POLITICS and sport collided for the second time in less than a week on SA’s tour of India on Monday when Aleem Dar was taken off the umpiring panel for the last two matches of the one-day series.Dar, among the most respected umpires in the game, stood in the first three matches and was due to complete the series. But the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday they decided to stand him down after a mob invaded the offices of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai and, an ICC statement read, "threatened to prevent the umpire from standing in the fifth ODI (in Mumbai) on Sunday".The group who stormed the BCCI offices reportedly consisted of members of Shiv Sena, a far-right Hindu sect opposed to India strengthening ties with Pakistan.Dar is Pakistani. BCCI president Shashank Manohar and his Pakistan Cricket Board counterpart, Shahryar Khan, were due ...
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