PAK vs NZ: Aleem Dar’s umpiring in the spotlight after ‘horror year’
He has made many errors in the recent past
Aleem Dar, who is among the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, was in the spotlight once again due to his wrong decision making on the field during the ongoing first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi.
In the morning session on the third day, Nauman Ali trapped Devon Conway in front of the stumps but Dar decided against raising his finger. However, the decision was overturned after a DRS by Pakistan, which showcased that the ball was crashing into top of middle and leg.
Earlier, while Pakistan were batting, Babar Azam was given out LBW by Dar but he reviewed successfully with the DRS revealing that ball was completely missing the stumps.
It must be noted that Dar’s decisions were overturned thrice during the first day of the second Test against England in Multan recently.
Taking to Twitter, viewers expressed their disappointment over Dar’s decisions in the recent past.
New Zealand are currently batting after Pakistan were dismissed for 438 in their first innings of the opening Test on Tuesday.
Babar Azam, 161, and Agha Salman, 103, scored centuries for the hosts.
Salman was the last Pakistan player to be dismissed but not before scoring his maiden ton in the longest format of the game. He was the star of the show on the second day of the match after skipper Azam was dismissed, without adding to his overnight score, in the first over of the day.
Salman's 155-ball 103 included 17 fours. He added 54 crucial runs for the seventh wicket with Nauman Ali, who played a gritty knock of seven runs in 75 balls.
The visitors were in a position to dismiss Pakistan for less than 400 but Salman added 63 runs for the final two wickets, with the tailenders, to frustrate the Kiwis.
Tim Southee claimed three wickets, meanwhile Ish Sodhi, Michael Bracewell and Ajax Patel bagged two scalps each.
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