{"id":235419,"date":"2022-09-15T04:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/15\/asad-rauf-death-former-icc-elite-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-aged-66-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T04:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:40:46","slug":"asad-rauf-death-former-icc-elite-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-aged-66-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/15\/asad-rauf-death-former-icc-elite-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-aged-66-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Asad Rauf Death: Former ICC elite umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66 | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_pakistan\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> umpire <!-- -->Asad Rauf<!-- --> has died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. <br \/>Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a> in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is and was one of Pakistan&#8217;s leading umpires in the mid 2000s. <br \/>According to media reports, Rauf died due to cardiac arrest soon after he returned from his shop in Lahore on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"12\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Saddened to hear about passing of Asad Rauf. Not only was he a good umpire but also had a wicked sense of humour. H\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/XZK8QfrBVp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iramizraja\/status\/1570242398944464901\">1663209936000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Saddened to hear about passing of Asad Rauf. Not only was he a good umpire but also had a wicked 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,&#8221; <!-- -->Pakistan Cricket<!-- --> Board (PCB) President Ramiz Raja tweeted. <br \/>Rauf, who had played 71 first-class matches for National Bank and Railways before taking up umpiring, was appointed in the <!-- -->ICC elite panel<!-- --> in April 2006. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"24\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Sad to know about the news of former ICC umpire Asad Rauf\u2019s demise\u2026May Allah grant him magfirat and give his family\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/hFcyxixCor<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamiAkmal23\/status\/1570143293060661257\">1663186307000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alongside compatriot Aleem Dar, he became one of Pakistan&#8217;s most prominent umpires. <br \/>However in 2013, his career came to an abrupt end when he was named as one of the accused by the Mumbai Police in IPL spot-fixing scandal, where he had been umpiring. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"30\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Really sad &#x1f614; to hear the sudden death of Asad Rauf bhai (Former @ICC and @TheRealPCB umpire) a dear friend who i ha\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/PalXOjMPo1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faisal Iqbal&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f0;&#x1f3cf;\u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0642\u0628\u0627\u0644 (@FaisalIqbalCric) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaisalIqbalCric\/status\/1570147279813615618\">1663187258000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>He left India midway through that IPL season and was also withdrawn from the Champions Trophy and dropped from the ICC elite panel. <br \/>In 2016, he was handed a five-year ban by the BCCI on four charges of corruption and misconduct. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"36\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Sad to know about the demise of ex international umpire Asad rauf .May Allah grant him jannah and give sabar to his\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/GqwG6z09yV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yasir Hameed (@Yasir_HameedQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yasir_HameedQ\/status\/1570148657814704128\">1663187586000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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