Aleem Dar, widely regarded as one of the world’s most respected and admired cricket umpires, will retire at the end of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2024-25 season, concluding a

Aleem Dar will retire from all umpiring at the end of Pakistan's current domestic season, ending a celebrated career that ran for nearly a quarter of a century. Dar, 56, had already stepped down from the ICC's Elite Panel of umpires in March 2023 but as part of the International Panel was still eligible to stand in ODIs and T20Is.

Aleem Dar, the Pakistan umpire who has officiated in 448 international matches so far during his over 20-year career, on Friday decided to bid adieu to the profession at the end of the 2024-25 domestic season.

Aleem Dar will retire from professional umpiring after the ongoing domestic season in Pakistan. He served as an umpire for nearly 25 years after making his debut in the 1998-99 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.