Asad Rauf Dies Due to Cardiac Arrest: ICC Umpire was Running Shoe Shop in His Last Days
Asad Rauf died of suspected cardiac arrest in Lahore at the age of 66. He was one of Pakistan's most prominent umpires in the mid 2000s. Raul was elevated to the International Cricket Council's elite Panel in 2006.
Asad Rauf became a first class umpire in 1998. He officiated in 64 tests, 139 ODIs and 28 T20s. Raul played cricket for Pakistan Universities, Lahore, National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Railways.
Asad Rauf was found guilty of spot-fixing in IPL and banned for five years in February 2016. He was also removed from the panel of match officials for the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Rauf retired from cricket this year. He used to run a shoe shop in Lahore's Landa Bazar area. Ramiz Raja and Kamran Akmal are among the cricket personalities who mourned Rauff's passing.
