Former worldwide umpire Asad Rauf has died from a cardiac arrest, aged 66, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has stated.
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Rauf, who stood as an on-field umpire in 49 Test matches, was a part of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires between 2006 and 2013.
His profession ended abruptly in 2013 when he was named as a part of an alleged spot-fixing scandal within the Indian Premier League (IPL), for which he was subsequently banned.
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He died in his native Pakistan on Wednesday.
Chairperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja stated on Twitter: “Saddened to listen to about passing of Asad Rauf. Not solely was he umpire but in addition had a depraved sense of humour.
“He always put a smile on my face and will continue to do so whenever I think about him. Many sympathies with his family for their loss.”
Rauf’s loss of life follows shortly after that of one other former ICC umpire, Rudi Koertzen, who was killed in a automotive accident in early August aged 73.
