Lahore : Although Pakistan failed to play in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Pakistan's internationally famed umpire Aleem Dar did play a crucial role in final showdown in India’s financial hub.
Aleem Dar, who has won ICC Umpire of the Year award for two times, was as cool as a cucumber during the whole tournament as his umpiring intellect earned him a huge respect among the participating cricketers.
With the new Decision Review System (DRW) taking its first flight in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, pressure surged to all-time high on the ICC Elite Panel umpires including some of the best of the business.
A number of their decisions were challenged during the tournament not only by ICC Test Playing Nationsbut also by cricketing minnows and a lot of these were successful making International Cricket Council(ICC) to accept the utility of technology in giving the game of cricket a fair look.
With umpires like Simon Taufel, Ian Gould, Billy Doctrove and Billy Bowden getting their decisions turned down by the DRS, there was an umpire, from Pakistan, who maintained his 100 percent success rate during the all-important ICC mega event.
Aleem Dar was as faultless and absolute in his decision making that none of his decisions could be turned down by the use of technology and cricketers on most occasions refrained from taking chances against his calls.
A total of 57 reviews were taken against Aleem Dar in the World Cup but to the surprise of all cricketcrazy people out there none of his decisions proved wrong by the technology, a man with robotic approach to umpiring.
