The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the demise of former international umpire and cricket organiser Rab Nawaz Snr, who passed away at the age of 85 following a prolonged illness.
Nawaz, who was a right-hand batter and a right-arm off-spin bowler, had a brief playing career that included two first-class matches before transitioning into officiating.
His international umpiring tenure saw him stand in two One-Day Internationals between 1982 and 1984.
His debut as an umpire was in a fixture between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 29 March 1982. He officiated his final international match two years later, a contest involving Pakistan and New Zealand at the Sialkot Cricket Stadium on 2 December 1984.
In a formal announcement, the PCB extended its deepest sympathies to the family of the departed official, mourning the irreparable loss to the cricket community.