India, Dec. 23 -- Indian cricket has been at the receiving end of some of the most outrageous umpiring howlers, but none comes even close to the one Aleem Dar made during an India vs South Africa match at the Belfast Oval in 2007. Dar, the former ICC elite-level umpire, is regarded as one of the best to officiate the game of cricket. However, the old adage, 'even the best sometimes falter', aptly describes the 57-year-old. AB de Villiers was batting on 0 when a thick edge got lost somewhere in Dar's eyesight.

In a rain-truncated 31-overs-per-side contest, South Africa was reduced to 8/2, with Jacques Kallis and opener Morne van Wyk out for a duck each. The incident took place on the first ball of the fifth over, bowled by Zaheer Khan. A ...