WATCH: Aleem Dar amusingly sprints across to reach his end amidst roar from crowd at SCG

Dixit Bhargav | 05/01/2020
WATCH: Aleem Dar amusingly sprints across to reach his end amidst roar from crowd at SCG

Aleem Dar amusingly sprints across: The renowned umpire put on display an entertaining run right before the first ball of the second session.

During the third day of the second Test of the ongoing New Zealand’s tour of Australia in Sydney, renowned umpire Aleem Dar became the source of entertainment for the crowd after he sprinted across the pitch to reach his position amidst loud roar from the crowd.

It all happened right after the first ball of the second session when Australia spinner Nathan Lyon was gearing up to bowl to debutant Glenn Phillips.

Having observed that Lyon was going to bowl with a leg-side heavy field, Dar decided to change his position from square leg to point. However, with Lyon almost ready to bowl the first delivery, Dar’s only option was to sprint across which he executed with full enthusiasm.

New Zealand, who played 29 overs without losing a wicket last evening, were bundled out for 251 in 95.4 overs by Australia on Day 3. Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 50th over, Phillips top-scored for the Kiwis with his maiden Test half-century.

Before getting out in the 88th over, the right-hand batsman scored 52 (115) with the help of six fours and a six. With bowling figures of 30.4-10-68-5, Lyon was the pick of the bowlers for Australia.

Aleem Dar amusingly sprints across

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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