The news was affirmed by his child Rudi Koertzen Jr; he said that his dad went to play golf with two of his companions and was supposed to return on Monday, however it seemed like they chose to play one more round.

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Sehwag shared affectionate memory on Twitter: This sad news provoked responses from many individuals in the cricket local area present all around the globe; among the absolute initial ones who honored Rudi was the previous Indian batsman Virendra Sehwag.

Sehwag took to his Twitter to send sympathies to his family, expressing that he had an incredible connection with Rudi. He reviewed how Rudi generally reprimanded him for playing rash shots by saying he ought to play reasonably and needed to see him bat.

When Rudi likewise enquired about cricket stack of a specific brand for his child Sehwag, so the following time they met, Sehwag gifted him similar cushions, and Rudi was extremely thankful for this insightful demonstration of Sehwag. Sehwag likewise composed that everybody would miss Rudi.

Vocation features of Rudi Koertzen: Rudi was designated as a full-time umpire for ICC International Cricket Council in 1997; he likewise turned into the second umpire to direct in excess of 100 tests and 200 ODIs after Steve Bucknor.

He additionally assumed the part of the third umpire on the planet cup finals of 2003 and 2007. Rudi resigned from his umpiring vocation in 2010. The last match he umpired was a Test among Australian and Pakistani groups.

Had a great relation with him. Whenever I used to play a rash shot, he used to scold me saying, “Play sensibly, I want to watch your batting”.

One he wanted to buy a particular brand of cricket pads for his son (cont) pic.twitter.com/CSxtjGmKE9

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 9, 2022