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Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has retired from all forms of umpiring duties due to personal commitments, a report claimed on Saturday.
Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has retired from all forms of umpiring duties due to personal commitments, a report claimed on Saturday.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has retired from all forms of umpiring duties due to personal commitments, a report claimed on Saturday.(Getty Images) /sports/cricket/cricket-news/asad-rauf-retires-from-umpiring-report/eventshow/21621631.cms02
A report on the website of 'Express' newspaper on Saturday said that Rauf had made up his mind to retire from all forms of umpiring.
A report on the website of 'Express' newspaper on Saturday said that Rauf had made up his mind to retire from all forms of umpiring.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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A report on the website of 'Express' newspaper on Saturday said that Rauf had made up his mind to retire from all forms of umpiring.(Getty Images) /sports/cricket/cricket-news/asad-rauf-retires-from-umpiring-report/eventshow/21621626.cms03
Rauf was quoted as saying in the report that being an international or domestic umpire required constant travelling which meant he couldn't give a lot of time to his family or private business.
Rauf was quoted as saying in the report that being an international or domestic umpire required constant travelling which meant he couldn't give a lot of time to his family or private business.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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Rauf was quoted as saying in the report that being an international or domestic umpire required constant travelling which meant he couldn't give a lot of time to his family or private business.(Getty Images) /sports/cricket/cricket-news/asad-rauf-retires-from-umpiring-report/eventshow/21621613.cms04
Rauf said he now wanted to give quality time to his ailing son, family and his private business which is why he had decided to quit umpiring.
Rauf said he now wanted to give quality time to his ailing son, family and his private business which is why he had decided to quit umpiring.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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Rauf said he now wanted to give quality time to his ailing son, family and his private business which is why he had decided to quit umpiring.(Getty Images) /sports/cricket/cricket-news/asad-rauf-retires-from-umpiring-report/eventshow/21621609.cms05
Rauf, 57, who was dropped from the ICC elite panel in June officiated in 48 Tests, 98 ODIs and 23 T20 matches as an international umpire.
Rauf, 57, who was dropped from the ICC elite panel in June officiated in 48 Tests, 98 ODIs and 23 T20 matches as an international umpire.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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Rauf, 57, who was dropped from the ICC elite panel in June officiated in 48 Tests, 98 ODIs and 23 T20 matches as an international umpire.(Getty Images) /sports/cricket/cricket-news/asad-rauf-retires-from-umpiring-report/eventshow/21621605.cms06
Rauf, who hails from Lahore, came under the spotlight this year when his name was cropped up in the police investigations of the IPL spot-fixing scandal which cost him a chance to officiate in the Champions Trophy in England. The ICC later dropped him from its elite panel of umpires list, stating that it had taken the decision on basis of his performance
Rauf, who hails from Lahore, came under the spotlight this year when his name was cropped up in the police investigations of the IPL spot-fixing scandal which cost him a chance to officiate in the Champions Trophy in England. The ICC later dropped him from its elite panel of umpires list, stating that it had taken the decision on basis of his performance.(Getty Images) ()See more of :
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Rauf, who hails from Lahore, came under the spotlight this year when his name was cropped up in the police investigations of the IPL spot-fixing scandal which cost him a chance to officiate in the Champions Trophy in England. The ICC later dropped him from its elite panel of umpires list, stating that it had taken the decision on basis of his performance.(Getty Images)