Karachi: Pakistan after experiencing the first shock in face of Saeed Ajmal’s unjust exclusion from the ICC Awards list for Cricketer of the year award 2012, faces another upset in the face of Aleem Dar as he did not get the David Shepherd trophy of Umpire of the year instead it was given to Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena, which does not seem logical from any aspect.
Former spinner Sri Lanka cum umpire Kumar Dharmasena, full name Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena make his umpiring debut in a ODI match between Sri Lanka and India at Dambulla in January, 2009.
He was part of the panel of 18 umpires selected for the World Cup in India in 2011 and officiates in the tournament opener between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur. He was later promoted to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in the same year.