10 Facts About Shakoor Rana

Shakoor Rana was a Pakistani cricketer and umpire.

Shakoor Rana stood in 18 Test matches, including one in 1987, where his public row with England captain Mike Gatting led to the match being disrupted.

Shakoor Rana played in 11 first-class matches between 1957 and 1973, accumulating 226 runs and 12 wickets.

Shakoor Rana was overshadowed by his brothers Shafqat Rana and Azmat Rana who both represented Pakistan at Test level.

Shakoor Rana's career continued until his last match between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1996, at Lahore.

Shakoor Rana stood in 18 test matches and 22 One Day Internationals.

Shakoor Rana accused Gatting of cheating, while earlier in the series he had put on a Pakistan shirt during the match.

Shakoor Rana accused Gatting of cheating and both were accused of using foul language, much of which was heard by a worldwide TV audience via the stump microphone.

Shakoor Rana refused to stand again in that Test until he received an unconditional apology from Gatting for the language used in the dispute.

Shakoor Rana was due to umpire the third and deciding Test match of the series, however the TCCB informed Pakistan that in those circumstances England would not play the match, so he was replaced.