Aleem Dar, who broke Steve Bucknor’s record of umpiring in the most number of Test matches during the ongoing Day-Night Test between Australia and New Zealand, had a horrible experience on Day 3 of the game at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
The veteran umpire was attempting to avoid a throw at the stumps when Kiwi all-rounder Mitchell Santner, who was racing to the ball🐟, hit him fro🍃m behind.
Replays showed the🐼 ♛pair bumped knees, with the 51-year-old coming off second best.
A sheepish ♐Santner signaled for the medical team to enter the f💞ield as Dar laid down on the turf clutching his left knee in pain.
He received treatment for several minutes, with a Black Caps medico bringing out th⭕e magic spray before applying a compression sock.
Day one: Injury to Lochie Ferguson (NZ)
Day two: Injury to Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
Day three: Injury to Aleem Dar (ICC) 😬 |— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
New Zealand quick Lockie Ferguson (calf) a🍨nd Aussie se🐟amer Josh Hazlewood (hamstring) have already been ruled out of the Pink Ball Test.