The former umpire David Shepherd dies due to cancer on 28th October in England, He was 62 years old man who has officially umpired more than 172 ODI that includes three consecutive world cup finals match.

Shepherd entered as first class umpire in the year 1981 and made his ODI debut in 1983 world cup.He made his last appearance in test on June 2005 West Indies and Pakistan in Kingston
Shepherd had played for Gloucestershire as a batsman over a 14-year career, which included 282 first-class matches and 12 centuries.He married Jenny,

The President of ICC David Morgan called him a true gentleman of the game, As Shep would always say to every umpire he worked with him in the field, we now say to him: 'Good luck mate, and may your God go with you.'"