Zameer Haider

Zameer Haider Syed

ضميرحيدر
Personal information
Full name Zameer Haider Syed
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962
Lahore, Pakistan
Nickname Zimi
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired 15 (2006–2012)
T20Is umpired 12 (2008–2013)
Career statistics
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 November 2011

Zameer Haider (Urdu: ضميرحيدر‎; born 30 September 1962, Lahore) is as an international cricket umpire. He also played First-class cricket during the 1980s. Occasionally wicket-keeper, Haider was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.

Background and education

Haider belongs to a sportsman family as his father Syed Khadim Hussain played Hockey for Pakistan Railways. Haider studied at Government Mian Iqbal Hussain High School, Garhi Shahu, Lahore and completed his matriculation in 1976. He later completed his Graduation from Islamia College (Lahore). Wasim Akram and Aleem Dar were also studying in college at that time.

International umpiring career

Haider started his domestic cricket umpiring career in 1998 for Pakistan Cricket Board. He made his debut as an umpire in 2006 when he supervised a match played between Pakistan and West Indies at Multan Cricket Stadium.[1] He supervised his first T20I in 2008 when he stood in a match played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at National Stadium, Karachi.[2] He got a contract from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) along with Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza in 2012.[3]

International umpiring statistics

As of the 20 November 2011:

First Latest Total
ODIs  Pakistan v  West Indies at Multan, Dec 13, 2006[1]  Australia v  Pakistan at Sharjah, Aug 28, 2012 15
T20Is  Pakistan v  Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008[2]  Pakistan v  Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Dec 13, 2013 12

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zameer Haider's debut as an International Umpire ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 20-11-2011
  2. 1 2 Zameer Haider's T20I debut as an Umpire ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 20-11-2011
  3. ↑ Three umpires get PCB contracts ESPNCricinfo.com. Retrieved on 25-2-2012
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