Shivani Mishra bagged the opportunity to be the umpire in the Legends League Cricket in both the 2022 and 2023 season
Shivani Mishra is currently based in Qatar but originally hails from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an international cricket umpire and is currently working with the Qatar Cricket Association.
Who is Shivani Mishra umpire in Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023, biography, hometown and career
Shivani Mishra · January 14, 1973, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 50y 60d
She is an ACC-affiliated Level 3 Coach, Level 2 Umpire and ICC-affiliated Match Referee and is an ICC Asia Coach Educator.
Mishra became the first Asian woman to get the responsibility to officiate in a men’s cricket match. Earlier, this opportunity was given to three foreign women: Kathy Cross of New Zealand, Claire Polosa of Australia, and Jacqueline Williams of the West Indies.
Shivani Mishra’s Passion Towards Cricket
In her younger years, she also dreamed of playing cricket and loved sports. She is a devoted admirer of the renowned cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar.
However, her ambition was fulfilled only after she got married. Her husband respected her dream and supported her in pursuing her passion for cricket. Her husband became the driving force for her, as he used to support her and look after their two daughters when she had to undertake cricket assignments. She also taught physical education at a school in Qatar.
Achievements Of Shivani Mishra
- Mishra is the first Asian woman to be part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) development panel for umpires.
- She was selected by the ICC to be one of the eight women on the ICC development team in May 2019.
- Mishra was also chosen to umpire the first game of the ICC World T20 Asia sub-regional qualifier A for the first time. The hosts Kuwait and the Maldives squared off in the opening game.
Shivani Has Umpired In
- Commonwealth Games
- The ICC 19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier in Malaysia in 2022.
- The Fair Break Women’s Invitational Tournament in the United Arab Emirates in 2022
- The ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022
- The men’s Asia A qualifiers in Qatar in 2021.
International cricket umpire Shivani Mishra, currently working with the Qatar Cricket Association, is the first woman to umpire in a T20 international match, and first Asian woman to be part of the ICC Development Panel for umpires.#Achievers #WomenAchievers #Femina #FeminaIndia pic.twitter.com/EGG8ML9G3L
— Femina (@FeminaIndia) April 20, 2022