Allahudien Paleker (born 1 January 1978) is a South African cricket umpire and former
cricket
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er of Maharashtrian descent with roots tracing back to
Ratnagiri district
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in
Maharashtra
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, India. As an
umpire
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, he has stood in matches in the
2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
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. He is part of
Cricket South Africa
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's umpire panel for first-class matches.
In November 2017, he was promoted to the
ICC International Panel of Umpires
The International Panel of ICC Umpires was established by the ICC in 1994 following trial in 1992/3, to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match. He stood in his first
Twenty20 International
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One Day International
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2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
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tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
Paleker made his debut as an umpire in Tests when he took the field for the match between South Africa and India at the
Wanderers Stadium
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in
Johannesburg
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from 3–7 January 2022.
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List of Test cricket umpires
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. As of January 2023, 345 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match. In November 2020, in the second T20I between Pakistan and Zi ...