Vinod Babu

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Vinod Babu
Personal information
Born (1968-05-20) 20 May 1968 (age 57)
Role Umpire
Umpiring information
ODIs  umpired15 (2020–2025)
T20Is  umpired40 (2019–2025)
WT20Is  umpired10 (2021–2022)
Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2025

Vinod Babu (born 20 May 1968) is an international cricket umpire based in Oman. [1] [2]

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Career

On 20 January 2019, Babu made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut, in a match between Maldives and Kuwait in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament. [3] On 10 February 2019, Babu was selected to be part of the four-member umpire team for the T20I Quadrangular Series hosted by Oman from 13 to 17 February 2019. [4] Babu was joined by fellow senior local umpire Rahul Asher and two International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, Graeme Labrooy and Ahsan Raza. [5] His first ODI match as an umpire, on 6 January 2020, was between Namibia and the United Arab Emirates during the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series. [6]

In November 2024, Babu was an official for the Netherland's Oman tour consisting of two T20I's [7] [8] and one ODI. [9]

As of December 2025, he had officiated in 15 ODIs, and 40 T20Is, including 10 women's T20I matches. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vinod Babu". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials for Quadrangular Series". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "2nd Match, Al Amerat, Jan 20 2019, ACC Western Region T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials". Times of Oman. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Oman umpires to join ICC officials for Quadrangular Series". Oman Cricket. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "20th Match, Al Amerat, Jan 6 2020, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "OMA vs NED Cricket Scorecard, 2nd T20I at Al Amarat, November 14, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "OMA vs NED Cricket Scorecard, 1st T20I at Al Amarat, November 13, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "OMA vs NED Cricket Scorecard, 48th Match at Al Amarat, November 11, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Vinod Babu" . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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