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Rab Nawaz Pakistani cricketer and umpire dead at age 85

Rab Nawaz, a Pakistani cricketer and umpire, died on February 23, 2026.

He was 85. Born in Lahore on October 17, 1940, he stood in two One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1984.

His umpiring debut came in a Pakistan-Sri Lanka match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 29, 1982, and his last ODI was between Pakistan and New Zealand at Sialkot Cricket Stadium on December 2, 1984.

Rab Nawaz (Urdu: رب نواز; 17 October 1940 – February 2026) was a Pakistani cricketer and umpire. He stood in two ODI games between 1982 and 1984.

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