Vrinda Rathi

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Vrinda Rathi
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Personal information
Full name
Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi
Born (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 35)
Navi Mumbai, India
Role Umpire
Umpiring information
T20Is  umpired14 (2023–2024)
WTests  umpired1 (2023)
WODIs  umpired6 (2023–2024)
WT20Is  umpired47 (2022–2024)
FC  umpired3 (2023–2024)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 November 2024

Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi (born 14 February 1989) is an Indian cricket umpire. [1] She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires. [2] [3] [4] She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [5] [6]

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On 10 January 2023, she along with Narayanan Janani and Gayathri Venugopalan became the first woman umpires to stand as an on-field umpire in a men's domestic fixture in India, when she was one of the umpires in the match between Goa and Pondicherry in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy. [7]

In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [8]

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  6. "All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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