Vrinda Rathi

{{short description|Indian cricket umpire (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vrinda Rathi

| image = Vrinda Rathi.jpg

| country = India

| fullname = Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Navi Mumbai, India

| death_date =

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| batting =

| role = Umpire

| umpire = true

| odisumpired =

| umpodidebutyr =

| umpodilastyr =

| t20isumpired = 14

| umpt20idebutyr = 2023

| umpt20ilastyr = 2024

| wtestsumpired = 1

| umpwtestdebutyr = 2023

| umpwtestlastyr =

| wodisumpired = 8

| umpwodidebutyr = 2023

| umpwodilastyr = 2025

| wt20isumpired = 47

| umpwt20idebutyr = 2022

| umpwt20ilastyr = 2024

| fcumpired = 3

| umpfcdebutyr = 2023

| umpfclastyr = 2024

| date = 19 November

| year = 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vrinda-rathi-1290109 ESPNcricinfo

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Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi (born 14 February 1989) is an Indian cricket umpire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vrinda-rathi-1290109|title=Vrinda Rathi |accessdate=11 February 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2020/news/147175/india-s-janani-narayanan-and-vrinda-rathi-named-in-icc-panel |title=India's Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi named in ICC Panel |website=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/12367-rathi-and-janani-become-a-part-of-icc-development-panel-of-umpires.html|title=Rathi and Janani become a part of ICC development Panel of umpires|work=Female Cricket|access-date=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-umpires-janani-narayanan-vrinda-rathi-named-in-icc-panel-1219544 |title=Indian umpires Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi named in ICC panel |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 February 2023}} She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3039127 |title=Historic feat: All-female panel to officiate at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3038392 |title=All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 January 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Women umpires Rathi, Janani and Gayathri make history in Ranji Trophy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-umpires-vrinda-rathi-janani-narayanan-and-gayathri-venugopalan-make-history-at-ranji-trophy-1353118 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}

In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/all-female-panel-of-match-officials-announced-for-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=All-female panel of match officials announced for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2024}}