Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza appointed Match Umpires for Pakistan-Austraila Series

 ICC elite umpire Aleem Dar and PCB international umpire Ahsan Raza will be the on-field umpires for the historic Test series between Pakistan and Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced today.

ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will lead the Playing Control Team, the statement further added.

Madugalle, the former Sri Lanka captain, is the only match referee to have officiated in more than 200 Test matches. With 136 matches under his belt, Aleem Dar, the three-time ICC Umpire of the Year, leads the pack of umpires.

In the first and third Tests, Asif Yaqoob, the PCB Umpire for 2020 and 2021, will be the third umpire, while Rashid Riaz will be in the TV umpire’s box for the second Test.

On-field umpires Ahsan Raza, Aleem Dar, Asif Yaqoob, and Rashid Riaz will divide the duties, while match referee Muhammad Javed Malik will oversee the three One-Day Internationals in Rawalpindi on March 29, March 31, and April 2.