G. S. Lakshmi

G. S. Lakshmi
Personal information
Full name
Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi[1]
Born23 May 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-23)
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
NicknameLaksh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–1990/91Bihar
1993/94–1999/00South Zone
1999/00Andhra
2000/01–2002/03Railways
2000/01Karnataka
Source: CricketArchive, 15 January 2022

Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi is an Indian cricket match referee and a former domestic cricketer and coach.[2] She was a right-handed batswoman and right-arm fast-medium outswing bowler.[3]

Lakshmi became the first woman to be appointed to the International Cricket Council's International Panel of Match Referees on 14 May 2019.[4][5] The first match that she refereed was played between England and Australia.

  1. ^ Das, AuthorN Jagannath. "Lakshmi becomes ICC match referee". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPNcricinfo. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "GS Lakshmi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". ICC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "India's GS Lakshmi to be first woman match referee to officiate at ICC event". www.thenewsminute.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.