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Former elite umpire Asad Rauf dies at 66

Former elite umpire Asad Rauf dies after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.

New Delhi: Former elite umpire Asad Rauf passed away at the age of 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. He was a part of the ICC Elite Panel from 2006 to 2013.

Asad Rauf officiated in 64 Tests, 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is. In 2006, he had joined the ICC elite panel a year after officiating his first Test.

It was in 2013, when Asad Rauf emerged in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and then his career took a nosedive.

In 2016, Rauf was charged of spot-fixing and match-fixing in cricket matches, and in February in the same year he received a five-year suspension after he was found guilty of corruption.

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja condoled the death of Asad Rauf. Taking to Twitter he wrote:

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