5 most experienced Test umpires

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#2 Aleem Dar

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Pakistani Dar is the only one of the top five who is still standing as a Test umpire. Before his umpiring career, he played first-class cricket for Allied Bank, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Lahore and Pakistan Railways as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.

He made his Test umpiring debut in October 2003 in a match between Bangladesh and England and has gone on to appear in 115* Tests to date.

In 2005, along with Steve Bucknor, he received death threats on the last day of England's final Test against South Africa at Centurion, after perceived poor decisions.

Dar is a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel and has won three consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He holds the record as the most experienced international umpire after officiating 322 matches.

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