India’s GS Lakshmi set to become 1st woman match referee at global event
- G.S. Lakshmi will become the first woman match referee to officiate at a global ICC event when the Women’s T20 World Cup starts in Australia from February 21.
- She will officiate as match referee in league match of tournament to be played between former champions West Indies and first-timers Thailand on February 22 at WACA in Perth.
- Last year, she had become the first female match referee to oversee a men’s One-Day International in the opening match of the third series of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.