The former umpire's son, Rudi Koertzen Jr, confirmed the tragic news.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to record-holding umpire Rudi Koertzen of South Africa and wished him all the best for his final Test starting on Wednesday at Headingley.
Rudy Koertzen will stand in place New Zealander Billy Bowden in the second Test between India and Pakistan.
Match Referee Chris Broad and umpire Rudi Koertzen were stopped from entering the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium due to high security arrangements.
After officiating 108 Test matches Umpire Rudi Koertzen finally hung up his coat to swap it for some quite time with family.
Stung by the umpiring bloopers in the second Ashes Test, Australian media on Monday spit venom on match officials, seeking the sacking of Rudy Koertzen and flaying the other "circus clown" Billy Doctrove.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday appointed Chris Broad as match referee to oversee the proceedings of the four-match Test series between India and Australia. The ICC also appointed four umpires -- Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar -- for the series beginning in Bangalore on October 9.
Rudi Koertzen has apologised to Kumar Sangakkara after mistakenly giving him out on the final day of the second Test against Australia.
The International Cricket Council has also named David Shepherd, Simon Taufel and Rudi Koertzen to officiate in the one-day and Test series between India and Pakistan.
Damp ground conditions at St Kitts forced the umpires to delay the start by an hour.
Rajasthan Royals pacer Kamran Khan has been reported for suspect bowling action and the team management and Technical Committee of the Indian Premier League informed about it. After Thursday's match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, on-field umpires Rudi Koertzen and Gary Baxter felt Kamran had a suspect bowling action on certain deliveries.
South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the fourth one-dayer between Australia and South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Botha was reported by the two on-field umpires, Brian Jerling and Asoka de Silva, along with third umpire Rudi Koertzen.
Incessant showers stopped a galloping India in their tracks in the second cricket one-day international against New Zealand, resulting in the abandonment of the game at the Westpac stadium in Wellington on Friday.
Steve Bucknor, Aleem Dar, Rudi Koertzen, Billy Bowden and match referee Jeff Crowe will be left out of the Twenty20 World Cup as punishment for their mistake in the World Cup final.
'The cynic in me wonders whether the Speaker's defiance wasn't assisted by the knowledge that he cannot possibly be re-elected from Bolpur.'
The ICC appointed Allan Hurst and Chris Broad as match referees for India's Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka respectively.
Former New Zealand player Jeff Crowe has been named the match-referee during India's tour of West Indies
Heavy overnight rain and poor ground conditions forced the fifth One-Day International between England and India to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The Bangladesh spinner was reported for suspect bowling action during the second Test against Australia.
The third day's play in the third Ashes Test between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain on Saturday.
The Pakistan cricket team management gave umpires Rudi Koertzen and Darrell Hair negative ratings.
Javagal Srinath of ICC Elite Panel was on Tuesday named as match referee for the one-day as well as Test series between New Zealand and the West Indies starting at Dunedin from Thursday.
Emirates Elite Panel Umpires David Shepherd and Rudi Koertzen were today honoured with a new ICC award for passing the landmark of 100 One-Day International matches.
Unseasonal rain during the last few days in Guwahati rendered the outfield at the Nehru stadium soggy.
The report was made by umpires Shepherd, Koertzen and Davis after reviewing footage of his action taken on the second day of the second Aus-Bangladesh Test.
While Chris Broad will be the match referee for the five-match ODI series.
The Australian was the clear winner of the trophy ahead of Pakistan's Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen of South Africa.
Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen from the Umpires panel would alternately stand with a local official during the series.
A light drizzle has delayed the start of play on the third day of the first Test between India and Pakistan in Lahore.
Heavy fog and rain forced the abandonment of the first day's play in the second Test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve on Friday.
ICC names officials for the three-Test and six ODI series between India and Pakistan.
'We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.'
'We are all servants of the game, but sometimes when milestone are reached, we are recognised, which is really nice.'
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar, who started his international career in 2000, will stand in a record 129th Test match when Australia take on New Zealand in the first Test in Perth on Thursday.
This was the 36th tie in one-day international history and the 8th involving India.
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