 Bucknor's five appearances in the final is an umpiring record |
Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been named as the on-field umpires for Saturday's World Cup final in Barbados. West Indian Bucknor will be standing in his fifth successive final, but it will be the first for Dar, from Pakistan.
"It is a dream come true. I was happy umpiring in a World Cup in the Caribbean and being asked to stand in the final makes it even more special.
"As for preparations, it will be business as usual," said Bucknor, who has umpired 162 one-day internationals.
Dar, meanwhile, acknowledged it would be the biggest match so far of his seven-year international umpiring career.
"I will look to treat it as I would any other match and just look to do my job the best I can.
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"I have always worked well together with Steve - he is a great umpire and we have a good understanding, so that should be a great help to me on Saturday," he said.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a message of support to 38-year-old Dar which praised his "remarkable skills as one of the best umpires of modern day cricket".
Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen will serve as the off-field officials for the final, between Australia and Sri Lanka.
Only neutral officials can be involved in the match, so Australians Simon Taufel and Darrell Harper were not considered.
The International Cricket Council has also appointed former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe as match referee.
"I was lucky enough to play in two World Cups but I never played in a final, so this is a great way to be involved.
"With my patriotic hat on I would have loved it if the Black Caps had reached this stage but the fact that they have not has given me a fantastic opportunity," he said.
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