Mumbai: South African umpire Allauddin Palekar is making a decent Test debut against India in the ongoing second match at Wanderers in Johannesburg, but little is known as his family traces its origins Ratnagiri In Maharashtra,
Palekar has its roots in Shiv village of Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district.
Shiv village ‘sarpanch’ (village head) Durvesh Palekar told PTI on Wednesday, “I am also Palekar. He traces his roots to our Shiv village. His father moved to South Africa for a job and later settled there. Allahuddin was born in South Africa, but his native village is Shiva, which is in Khed tehsil.”
Durvesh said, “The whole village, the gram panchayat (local governing body) is proud of him, that our name and the village’s name has gone international. We are extremely happy.”
Not only this, 44-year-old Palekar also officiated in it. Ranji Trophy A game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the 2014/15 Indian domestic season.
Palekar officiated with Indian umpire Krishnamachari Srinivasan in the Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh league match.
A senior umpire from the Mumbai Cricket Association, who was also an MCA office-bearer in the past, said, “He umpired in that Ranji Trophy game and also stood in another Ranji game in India as part of the umpire exchange programme.”
Palekar had scored centuries for Suryakumar Yadav (135) and Shreyas Iyer (142 not out) in that draw against Madhya Pradesh.
Palekar is a former first-class player and comes from a family of umpires. His father is a Jamalodian umpire.
Palekar has its roots in Shiv village of Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district.
Shiv village ‘sarpanch’ (village head) Durvesh Palekar told PTI on Wednesday, “I am also Palekar. He traces his roots to our Shiv village. His father moved to South Africa for a job and later settled there. Allahuddin was born in South Africa, but his native village is Shiva, which is in Khed tehsil.”
Durvesh said, “The whole village, the gram panchayat (local governing body) is proud of him, that our name and the village’s name has gone international. We are extremely happy.”
Not only this, 44-year-old Palekar also officiated in it. Ranji Trophy A game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the 2014/15 Indian domestic season.
Palekar officiated with Indian umpire Krishnamachari Srinivasan in the Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh league match.
A senior umpire from the Mumbai Cricket Association, who was also an MCA office-bearer in the past, said, “He umpired in that Ranji Trophy game and also stood in another Ranji game in India as part of the umpire exchange programme.”
Palekar had scored centuries for Suryakumar Yadav (135) and Shreyas Iyer (142 not out) in that draw against Madhya Pradesh.
Palekar is a former first-class player and comes from a family of umpires. His father is a Jamalodian umpire.
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