Vijeylaxmi, Harini chosen for ICC programme
The Hindu
They will represent India in world body’s initiative ‘100% Cricket Future Leaders’
Two Indians — match referee Vijeylaxmi Narasimhan and media person-turned-sports-management professional Harini Rana — have been selected as India’s representatives for the ICC 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme. The programme, according to a statement by the International Cricket Council, is the world cricket governing body’s “long-term commitment to accelerate the growth of women's cricket and women in cricket”. While Vijeylaxmi will be a part of the 20 women who will be mentored in the first batch starting September, Harini will be the lone Indian in the second batch from November. Vijeylaxmi, a former Tamil Nadu player, has been a referee for the past three years after she cleared the exams in 2018. She has officiated in an international women’s quadrangular T20 series in Patna featuring India A, B, Bangladesh and Thailand national teams, apart from two Tamil Nadu Premier League matches in 2019.More Related News
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