Former Pakistani Umpire Asad Rauf Dies at 66 years of age

Former Pakistani Umpire Asad Rauf Dies at 66 years of age

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Category : Obituaries Published on: September 16 2022

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  • Former Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who was a part of the ICC Elite Panel from 2006 to 2013, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. He was 66.
  • Rauf umpired his first ODI in 2000 and his first Test in 2005. In 2006, he was named in ICC's Elite Panel, which he was a part of until 2013. 
  • Rauf played 71 First Class matches, scoring 3423 runs. He played 40 List A matches, scoring 611 runs.
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