Former ICC umpire Asad Rauf, who officiated in 231 international matches in his 13-year career, died of a heart attack in Lahore.
He was 66 years old. Rauf started umpiring in 2000 and was promoted to the ICC’s elite panel in 2006. One of Pakistan’s most prominent umpires, Rauf’s career came to a sudden halt in 2013 when his name cropped up in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Sad to learn about the passing of former ICC Umpire Asad Rauf… May Allah forgive him and give to his family… https://t.co/hFcyxixCor
— kamran akmal (@kamiakmal23) 1663186307000
He was dropped from the elite panel of the ICC. Rauf was in the news until earlier this year, when a video of him selling shoes at Pakistan’s famous Landa Bazaar went viral.
Originally published at Pen 18
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