Asad Rauf: Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf, who was in controversy, passes away
Former Pakistan ICC Elite Umpire Asad Rauf passed away in Lahore on Thursday. It is being told that 66-year-old Rauf died due to cardiac arrest. However, his career was ruined after he was implicated in IPL spot-fixing and he retired from umpiring after being banned for five years. Umpiring in 231 matches According to media reports, on Thursday, when Asad Rauf was returning home after closing his shop, there was a problem in his chest. He was immediately taken to the hospital but his life could not be saved. Rauf's brother Tahir has shared the information of Rauf's death. Rauf officiated in a total of 231 matches in international cricket . In which 64 Test matches, 28 T20 matches and 139 ODIs were included. Name came in IPL spot-fixing Significantly, the career of Asad Rauf , who was a member of the ICC's Elite Umpires Panel from 2006 to 2013, suddenly got embroiled in controversy when he was made an accused in IPL spot-fixing in 2013. In 2016, Rauf was handed a fi