NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has passed away, at the age of 66, after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.

Rauf had made his debutas an umpire in international cricket in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests , 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is and was one of Pakistan's leading umpires in the mid 2000s.

As per media reports, Rauf due to cardiac arrest soon after he returned from his shop in Lahore on Wednesday night.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Ramiz Raja said in tweet as follows: -" Very saddened to hear about death 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 carry on to do so whenever I think about him. Many, many sympathies with his family for their loss." 

Before switching to umpiring, Rauf played 71 first-class matches for National Bank and Railways. He was assigned to the ICC elite panel in April 2006. He rose to prominence in Pakistan alongside fellow umpire Aleem Dar.
But in 2013, his career was abruptly over when the Mumbai Police listed him as one of the suspects in the IPL spot-fixing scam, where he had been an umpire.

He left India in the middle of that IPL season, withdrew from the Champions Trophy, and lost his spot on the ICC's select panel.

He received a five-year suspension from the BCCI in 2016 on four counts of corruption and misconduct.

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