Lahore: A Pakistani umpire, who was critically wounded during an ambush on the Sri Lankan team in 2009, has said surviving the attack has made him fearless, as he prepares to officiate his first international match at home.

The machine-gun and rocket-launcher attack claimed eight lives and brought an end to Test teams touring Pakistan -- until Zimbabwe agreed to a limited overs mini-series that begins Friday. Ahsan Raza, 40, was shot in the lung as his minibus travelled to Lahore's Gaddafi stadium on the third day of the 2nd Test on March 3 -- a day he remembers vividly.