Ahsan Raza

Ten years after Gaddafi Stadium attack, Pakistan umpire Ahsan Raza revisits the horrific day which changed country's cricket landscape

Raza, 44, was lucky to survive the gun, grenade and rocket assault which changed not only his life, but also the landscape of cricket in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Gaddafi Stadium attack survivor, umpire Ahsan Raza, narrates miraculous escape from death

“I saw my death before my eyes and chanted a few Quranic lines as I knew the end was near," Ahsan Raza says. He will make yet another trip to the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday to officiate in an emotionally charged T20I.