There is an upheaval going on in the Pakistan Cricket Board. Now the board has included umpire Aleem Dar in its selection committee. The PCB has restructured its selection committee following the defeat at the hands of England in the Multan Test on Friday.
They include umpire Aleem Dar, former Test cricketer Aqib Javed, Azhar Ali and team analyst Hasan Cheema. Former player Asad Shafiq has already been included in the panel. Now all these will get the right to vote in the selection panel. Last month, Aleem Dar announced that he will be seen umpiring for the last time in the current season. PCB has included umpires in its selection committee for the first time.
Career of Umpire Aleem Dar Umpire Aleem Dar, who recently announced his retirement, officiated 145 Tests, 231 ODIs and 72 T20 Internationals in his career between 2000 and 2023. Dar said last month that he would retire in 2025 after Pakistan's domestic season.
Dar has been part of ICC's Elite Umpire Panel Dar was part of ICC's Elite Umpire Panel. In the year 2003, he was included in the elite panel of ICC. Dar has won the ICC Umpire of the Year title three times in his career.
Pakistan lost even after scoring 500 runs in the first innings
England beat Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan Test. For the first time in the history of Test cricket, a team lost a match even after scoring more than 500 runs. This record was made in the test match played between Pakistan and England in Multan. In this Test, Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings.
After this, England's innings started. With the help of Harry Brook's triple and Joe Root's double century, England scored 823 runs. England took a lead of 267 runs over Pakistan. Pakistan were all out for 220 in the second innings. The first official Test was played for the first time in 1877. After that, it was the first time a team had lost like that. …
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