Aleem Dar on the verge of breaking umpiring record for most Tests
Pakistani is standing in his 129th Test match in the series between Australia and New Zealand
11 December 2019 - 19:07
London — Aleem Dar is set to break Steve Bucknor’s record of most Tests as an umpire in the first match of the series between Australia and New Zealand that starts in Perth on Thursday.
The 51-year-old, who took up umpiring after playing first-class cricket in Pakistan, is standing in his 129th Test match as an on-field umpire. He stood in his first Test in Dhaka in 2003 during England’s tour of Bangladesh...
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