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'''Asad Rauf''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{ |
'''Asad Rauf''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|اسدرؤف}}}}; 12 May 1956 – 14 September 2022) was a Pakistani [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] and retired first-class cricketer. He was a member of the [[ICC Elite Umpire Panel]] from 2006 to 2013. Accused of involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing of cricket matches, he was found guilty of corruption by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] in February 2016 and banned for five years. |
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==Early life and playing career== |
==Early life and playing career== |
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Rauf was born in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], on 12 May 1956.<ref name="ESPN bio">{{cite web|title=Asad Rauf profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/asad-rauf-39219|first=Martin|last=Williamson|date=April 2006|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> He played in Pakistani domestic |
Rauf was born in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], on 12 May 1956.<ref name="ESPN bio">{{cite web|title=Asad Rauf profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/asad-rauf-39219|first=Martin|last=Williamson|date=April 2006|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> He played in Pakistani domestic circuit between 1977 and 1991, representing [[Pakistan Universities cricket team|Pakistan Universities]], [[Lahore cricket teams|Lahore]], [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank of Pakistan]] and [[Pakistan Railways cricket team|Pakistan Railways]].<ref name="ESPN bio"/><ref name="cricketarchive-profile">{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18861/18861.html | title=Asaud Rauf | work=CricketArchive | access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Umpiring career== |
==Umpiring career== |
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Rauf became a first-class umpire in 1998.<ref name="ESPN bio"/> In February 2000, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him to his first [[One Day International]] (ODI), the match between [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Gujranwala]], Pakistan, on 16 February |
Rauf became a first-class umpire in 1998.<ref name="ESPN bio"/> In February 2000, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him to his first [[One Day International]] (ODI), the match between [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Gujranwala]], Pakistan, on 16 February.<ref name="ES axed">{{cite news|title=Rauf axed after police probe|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/rauf-axed-after-police-probe-8629501.html|date=23 May 2013|access-date=16 September 2022|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 2000 – Score Report|url=https://www.espn.com/cricket/series/15718/scorecard/64646/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-odi-sri-lanka-tour-pakistan-1999-00|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> With the promotion of [[Aleem Dar]] to the [[ICC Elite Umpire Panel]] three years later, Rauf was included in the International Panel of Umpires for the first time. In January 2005, the ICC appointed him to his first [[test cricket|Test match]], the fixture between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA).<ref name="ES axed"/> He then stood in the Boxing Day Test at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] between Australia and South Africa in December that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test 2005/06 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-australia-2005-06-209671/australia-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-226372/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> He was subsequently promoted to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in April the following year.<ref name="ES axed"/> In September 2012, Rauf umpired in the ICC World Twenty20 group stage match between India and Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India vs Afghanistan 3rd Match, Group A 2012/13 – Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-twenty20-2012-13-531597/afghanistan-vs-india-3rd-match-group-a-533274/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> |
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From the time of his inclusion in the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] in 2006, Rauf umpired in 64 Tests, 139 one-day internationals and 28 Twenty20 internationals.<ref name="ESPN obit">{{cite news|title=Former elite umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-elite-pakistan-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-aged-66-1334716|date=14 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan dies at 66|url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-pakistan-india-obituaries-cricket-dcc66581873f3f4576039b3ba00cc68f|date=15 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|work=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="ICC obit">{{cite news|title=Former international umpire Asad Rauf dies, aged 66|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2790740|date=15 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref> He was ultimately dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance in June 2013. The council maintained that this was unrelated to his connection with the police investigation into spot-fixing.<ref name="ESPN obit"/><ref name=AP/> He consequently resigned as an umpire altogether.<ref>{{cite news|title=Asad Rauf retires from all forms of umpiring: Report|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1417561845|date=4 August 2013|access-date=16 September 2022|newspaper=The Regional Times of Sindh|location=Karachi|id={{ProQuest|1417561845}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> |
From the time of his inclusion in the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] in 2006, Rauf umpired in 64 Tests, 139 one-day internationals and 28 Twenty20 internationals.<ref name="ESPN obit">{{cite news|title=Former elite umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-elite-pakistan-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-aged-66-1334716|date=14 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan dies at 66|url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-pakistan-india-obituaries-cricket-dcc66581873f3f4576039b3ba00cc68f|date=15 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|work=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="ICC obit">{{cite news|title=Former international umpire Asad Rauf dies, aged 66|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2790740|date=15 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022|publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref> He was ultimately dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance in June 2013. The council maintained that this was unrelated to his connection with the police investigation into spot-fixing.<ref name="ESPN obit"/><ref name=AP/> He consequently resigned as an umpire altogether.<ref>{{cite news|title=Asad Rauf retires from all forms of umpiring: Report|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1417561845|date=4 August 2013|access-date=16 September 2022|newspaper=The Regional Times of Sindh|location=Karachi|id={{ProQuest|1417561845}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> |
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===2013 IPL spot-fixing=== |
===2013 IPL spot-fixing=== |
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Rauf's name cropped up during the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case|2013 IPL spot fixing controversy]], prompting the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] to remove him from the panel of match officials for the [[2013 ICC Champions Trophy|2013 Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |title= ICC pull umpire Rauf from Champions Trophy |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/637367.html |publisher= ESPNcricinfo |date= 23 May 2013 |access-date= 23 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622121347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 June 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Asad Rauf receives costly gifts for fixing matches }}</ref> |
Rauf's name cropped up during the [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case|2013 IPL spot fixing controversy]], prompting the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] to remove him from the panel of match officials for the [[2013 ICC Champions Trophy|2013 Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |title= ICC pull umpire Rauf from Champions Trophy |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/637367.html |publisher= ESPNcricinfo |date= 23 May 2013 |access-date= 23 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622121347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 June 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Asad Rauf receives costly gifts for fixing matches }}</ref> He was charged in September 2013 by [[Mumbai Police]] with illegal betting, cheating and fraud.<ref name=bbc-charges>{{cite news| title=IPL: Asad Rauf charged in IPL spot-fixing scandal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24187476|work=BBC|date=21 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=dawn-charges>{{cite news|title=Asad Rauf charged in IPL betting scandal|url= http://www.dawn.com/news/1044459/asad-rauf-charged-in-ipl-betting-scandal| publisher=Dawn|date=21 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref> He denied the allegations but refused to go to [[Mumbai]] to face the charges.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asad Rauf denies spot-fixing allegations |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-102962-Asad-Rauf-denies-spot-fixing-allegations- |work=[[The News International]] |agency=thenews.com.pk |date=29 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613151347/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-102962-Asad-Rauf-denies-spot-fixing-allegations- |archive-date=13 June 2013 |location=web.archive.org |access-date=16 September 2022 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In February 2016, Rauf was found guilty, and was banned for five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35558872|title=Asad Rauf: Former Test umpire handed five-year ban|work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="BCCI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/971903.html |title=BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years|access-date=12 February 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> |
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He was charged in September 2013 by [[Mumbai Police]] with illegal betting, cheating and fraud.<ref name=bbc-charges>{{cite news| title=IPL: Asad Rauf charged in IPL spot-fixing scandal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24187476|work=BBC|date=21 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=dawn-charges>{{cite news|title=Asad Rauf charged in IPL betting scandal|url= http://www.dawn.com/news/1044459/asad-rauf-charged-in-ipl-betting-scandal| publisher=Dawn|date=21 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref> He denied the allegations but refused to go to Mumbai to face the charges.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asad Rauf denies spot-fixing allegations |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-102962-Asad-Rauf-denies-spot-fixing-allegations- |work=[[The News International]] |agency=thenews.com.pk |date=29 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613151347/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-102962-Asad-Rauf-denies-spot-fixing-allegations- |archive-date=13 June 2013 |location=web.archive.org |access-date=16 September 2022 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In February 2016, Rauf was found guilty and was banned for five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35558872|title=Asad Rauf: Former Test umpire handed five-year ban|work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="BCCI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/971903.html |title=BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years|access-date=12 February 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Upon his retirement from umpiring in cricket in 2016, Rauf operated a shoe shop in [[Lahore]].<ref name="JanBharatTimes-Obit">{{cite news |author1=Archana |title=Asad Rauf Dies Due to Cardiac Arrest: ICC Umpire was Running Shoe Shop in His Last Days |url=https://en.janbharattimes.com/entertainment/pakistani-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-due-cardiac-arrest |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=JanBharat Times |date=15 September 2022}}</ref> |
Upon his retirement from umpiring in cricket in 2016, Rauf operated a shoe shop in [[Lahore]].<ref name="JanBharatTimes-Obit">{{cite news |author1=Archana |title=Asad Rauf Dies Due to Cardiac Arrest: ICC Umpire was Running Shoe Shop in His Last Days |url=https://en.janbharattimes.com/entertainment/pakistani-umpire-asad-rauf-dies-due-cardiac-arrest |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=JanBharat Times |date=15 September 2022}}</ref> |
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Rauf died |
Rauf died following a [[cardiac arrest]] on 14 September 2022 in Lahore.<ref name="JanBharatTimes-Obit" /><ref name="ESPN obit"/><ref name=AP/><ref name="ICC obit"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Born | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | 12 May 1956|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 September 2022 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 66)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–91 | National Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–84 | Lahore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–83 | Pakistan Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–78 | Pakistan Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 4 November 1977 Pakistan Universities v Habib Bank Ltd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 28 October 1990 National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 17 March 1981 Pakistan Railways v House Building Finance Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last List A | 2 October 1991 National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tests umpired | 49 (2005–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 98 (2000–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 23 (2007–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 June 2010 |
Asad Rauf (Punjabi, Urdu: اسدرؤف; 12 May 1956 – 14 September 2022) was a Pakistani umpire and retired first-class cricketer. He was a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel from 2006 to 2013. Accused of involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing of cricket matches, he was found guilty of corruption by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016 and banned for five years.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Rauf was born in Lahore, Punjab, on 12 May 1956.[1] He played in Pakistani domestic circuit between 1977 and 1991, representing Pakistan Universities, Lahore, National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Railways.[1][2]
Umpiring career
[edit]Rauf became a first-class umpire in 1998.[1] In February 2000, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him to his first One Day International (ODI), the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gujranwala, Pakistan, on 16 February.[3][4] With the promotion of Aleem Dar to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel three years later, Rauf was included in the International Panel of Umpires for the first time. In January 2005, the ICC appointed him to his first Test match, the fixture between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA).[3] He then stood in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and South Africa in December that year.[5] He was subsequently promoted to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in April the following year.[3] In September 2012, Rauf umpired in the ICC World Twenty20 group stage match between India and Afghanistan.[6]
From the time of his inclusion in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2006, Rauf umpired in 64 Tests, 139 one-day internationals and 28 Twenty20 internationals.[7][8][9] He was ultimately dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance in June 2013. The council maintained that this was unrelated to his connection with the police investigation into spot-fixing.[7][8] He consequently resigned as an umpire altogether.[10]
2013 IPL spot-fixing
[edit]Rauf's name cropped up during the 2013 IPL spot fixing controversy, prompting the ICC to remove him from the panel of match officials for the 2013 Champions Trophy.[11][12] He was charged in September 2013 by Mumbai Police with illegal betting, cheating and fraud.[13][14] He denied the allegations but refused to go to Mumbai to face the charges.[15] In February 2016, Rauf was found guilty, and was banned for five years.[16][17]
Personal life
[edit]Upon his retirement from umpiring in cricket in 2016, Rauf operated a shoe shop in Lahore.[18]
Rauf died following a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2022 in Lahore.[18][7][8][9]
See also
[edit]- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Williamson, Martin (April 2006). "Asad Rauf profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Asaud Rauf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Rauf axed after police probe". Evening Standard. London. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 2000 – Score Report". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test 2005/06 – Score Report". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs Afghanistan 3rd Match, Group A 2012/13 – Score Report". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former elite umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Elite cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan dies at 66". Associated Press. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Former international umpire Asad Rauf dies, aged 66". International Cricket Council. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Asad Rauf retires from all forms of umpiring: Report". The Regional Times of Sindh. Karachi. 4 August 2013. ProQuest 1417561845. Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "ICC pull umpire Rauf from Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Asad Rauf receives costly gifts for fixing matches". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013.
- ^ "IPL: Asad Rauf charged in IPL spot-fixing scandal". BBC. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Asad Rauf charged in IPL betting scandal". Dawn. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Asad Rauf denies spot-fixing allegations". The News International. web.archive.org. thenews.com.pk. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Asad Rauf: Former Test umpire handed five-year ban". BBC Sport.
- ^ "BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b Archana (15 September 2022). "Asad Rauf Dies Due to Cardiac Arrest: ICC Umpire was Running Shoe Shop in His Last Days". JanBharat Times. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Asad Rauf at ESPNcricinfo
- Asad Rauf at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ICC Umpires and Referees
- 1956 births
- 2022 deaths
- Lahore City Whites cricketers
- Pakistan Universities cricketers
- Pakistani Test cricket umpires
- Pakistani One Day International cricket umpires
- Pakistani Twenty20 International cricket umpires
- Pakistani cricketers
- National Bank of Pakistan cricketers
- Cricketers from Lahore
- Pakistan Railways cricketers
- Cricketers banned for corruption
- Government Islamia College alumni