Top 5 Umpires with Most Matches

Umpires are the first ones to step on to the ground, even before the players, during the start of a cricket match. Umpiring is one of the crucial and critical parts of any sport. It is tough to make a correct LBW decision or a caught behind with a faint nick in the real-time speed.

While playing in some parts of the world, especially in the sub-continent, the high noise levels make it tougher to make the correct decision. The pressure exerted by the players is another reason that makes the task harder. One bad decision can swing the game in the wrong way, and the umpire will have to blame for the result.

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The introduction of the DRS system and the No-ball judgment by the third umpire has given a bit of respite for the on-field umpires. Umpires are expected to give out the right decision, irrespective of the intense pressure from the fans or the players. Despite facing all these hardships, a die-hard cricket fan sometimes finds it difficult to tell the name of 10 umpires in the game.

Now let us have a look into the five umpires with most cricket matches, one by one, with complete stats table in the last page.

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1. Aleem Dar

The Pakistan-born Aleem Dar is a household name amongst the cricket fans around the world. He was born in Punjab, Pakistan, on 06-06-1968. and officiated the most international matches and the one still active. Aleem Dar made his international debut in umpiring in 2000 during Pakistan’s home ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Steve Bucknor’s record of most numbers of test matches as an umpire was broken by Aleem Dar during the first test between Australia and New Zealand held at Perth in December 2019. He has also officiated in 46 T20 international matches. The 52-year-old has been awarded the ICC best umpire award for three consecutive years starting from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, he was awarded the President’s Award for Pride of Performance by the Government of Pakistan.

In a heartwarming gesture, Aleem Dar has offered free food at his restaurant, Dar’s Delighto on Pia road in Lahore, for all those who became jobless in the Corona Pandemic.

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