The ICC officially announced an all-female panel to officiate the women’s T20 World cup 2023 matches, which includes Vrinda Rathi as the first Indian woman ever to officiate as an on-field umpire, know who is she and her biography
The all-female panel features a 13-woman team consisting of three match referees and 10 umpires.
Who is Vrinda Rathi first Indian umpire to officiate in women’s T20 world cup, her biography, age and career
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Vrinda Rathi becomes first Indian woman in history to officiate as on-field umpire https://t.co/0YhTLQdrO7 pic.twitter.com/1NlI8cWdbc
— CrickTale Official (@CricktaleO) February 12, 2023
Janani Narayanan, Gayathri Venugopalan and Vrinda Rathi will be the on field umpire during #INDvAUS series..
They were umpire in 4 matches of WT20C '22
There were six LBW during WT20C'22 and they were wrong in only one..rest were accurate decisions..
The trio coming back..🔥 pic.twitter.com/MksqC72NIc
— Picasso (@6icasso) December 7, 2022
South Africa are the hosts for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup taking place from 10-26 February 2023.
Vrinda Rathi
Vrinda Rathi is a 33-year-old umpire who hails from Navi Mumbai. She initially started her journey from the maidans of Mumbai scoring local matches. Eventually, she came out with flying colours in the BCCI scorers exam. In fact, she was the official BCCI scorer for the Women’s World Cup back in 2013.
Vrinda decided to then shift her career to an umpiring role. She was ranked second in BCCI’s Level 2 exam, becoming India’s first female umpire. Just recently, the Mumbai-based umpire, officiated the Goa versus Pondicherry clash at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy. She was also a part of the ICC’s panel of development umpires back in 2020.
Vrinda Rathi has now become the first Indian woman ever to become an on-field umpire in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup.
ICC announces all-female panel to officiate T20 World cup 2023 matches
ICC General Manager, Wasim Khan, while making the announcement, shared his joy about an all-female panel to officiate the World Cup matches. In his statement, he shared that this move was not just necessary long due, considering the growth of women’s cricket. He also added the importance of enabling more options for women to enroll in jobs under the sports industry.
ICC manager of women’s cricket, Snehal Pradhan also shared:
“When young women and girls see it, they believe that they can be it. That’s just one of the reasons why having this match officials panel is so special.”
“It shows the next generation that there is a career and a pathway that takes them to the very top of the game, the World Cup, even if you’re not a player. It shows that there are so many ways to get involved.”