Pakistani Umpire Asad Rauf, the former ICC elite umpire who officiated in 170 international matches across 13 years, passed away due to cardiac arrest in Lahore today. He was 66. May his soul Rest In Peace.
A few months back I had read that he had become a shop owner in Lahore and had completely left cricket.
I have seen Asad Rauf umpiring in many matches and he was an asset, not only for Pakistan but globally recognized, however, there were corruption charges on him and he was also involved in the 2013 IPL spot fixing. He was banned from umping and these days running up a clothes shop in his native city before he died at the age of 66. What made me sad is that life is so unpredictable, and we never know when our last day in this world will be.
I was watching a documentary in which he said - that all the allegations on him by the indian players are wrong.
I felt very sad on seeing how he has spent last days of his life selling garments - because his son had schizophrenia