Johannesburg: A 15-year long journey will end on Monday when Allahudien Paleker walks out onto the Imperial Wanderers turf in Johannesburg to take charge of South Africa against India in the second Test. Allahudien Paleker will become South Africa's 57th Test umpire when he makes his debut in the 2nd Betway Test _ "When you start umpiring, your dream is to get to stand in a Test match." So there`s a lot of sacrifice when it comes to that and my wife Shakira has had to endure a lot too. According to Cricket South Africa (CSA), Paleker comes from a family of umpires. Before becoming an umpire, Paleker also enjoyed a playing career that spanned seven years.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 03, 2022 01:24 UTC