Asad Rauf,a former Pakistani ICC Elite Panel umpire, died at the age of 66. Former Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who served on the ICC Elite Panel from 2006 to 2013, died in Lahore after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 66. “I was saddened to learn of Asad Rauf’s death. He was not only an excellent umpire, but he also had a wicked sense of humour. He always made me smile and will continue to do so whenever I think of him. Many condolences to his family on their loss “Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, took to Twitter.
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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf died at the age of 66
In addition, Rauf umpired his first One-Day International in 2000 and his first Test in 2005. He was named to the ICC’s Elite Panel in 2006 and served on it until 2013.
As an umpire or TV umpire, he also officiated 64 Tests, 139 ODIs, 28 T20Is, and 11 women’s T20Is.
He also refereed 40 First Class matches, 26 List A matches, and 89 T20s in total, including IPL matches.
He was also a successful domestic middle-order batter.
Rauf appeared in 71 First Class matches and scored 3423 runs. He appeared in 40 List A games, scoring 611 runs.
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