NEW DELHI: After having successfully conducted a Women’s T20 World Cup with all women match-officials team, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is working on a roadmap to get women into its panel of umpires which currently has only men in it. The world body is looking to have women officiating in men’s international games.
“The idea is to make umpiring a gender-neutral opportunity in cricket. The first objective is to get women to officiate in a few of the men’s bilateral matches. The purpose is for the Elite panel to have both men and women on it, also supported by opportunities being provided for members in their home matches,” an ICC source told TOI.
