When Aleem Dar's wife kept the news of his daughter's death from him
Updated On: 03 January, 2016 10:50 AM IST | | Bipin Dani
<p>As Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar stood in his 100th Test on Saturday, his wife Noshaba Banu reveals how difficult it was to keep the news of the death of his daughter away from him during the 2003 Cricket World Cup</p>
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar receives a memento on his 100th Test from Cricket South Africa's chief executive Haroon Rashid during Day One of the second Test between SA and England in Cape Town on Saturday. ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle is on the right
When Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar walked towards the Newlands strip in Cape Town on Saturday to officiate in his 100th Test (contested between England and South Africa), his wife Noshaba Banu in Lahore suppressed no expressions to be proud of her husband.
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar receives a memento on his 100th Test from Cricket South Africa's chief executive Haroon Lorgat during Day One of the second Test between SA and England in Cape Town on Saturday. ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle is on the right. Pic/Getty Images
Aleem (48) is only the third member in the International Cricket Council's elite panel to figure in 100 Tests, the others being West Indian Steve Bucknor and South African Rudi Koertzen.
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