Saleema Imtiaz nominated as first Pakistani woman umpire on ICC’s development panel
Pakistan’s Saleema Imtiaz has made history by becoming the first woman umpire from the country to be nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires
The panel will allow her to to officiate in women’s bilateral international matches and ICC Women’s events.
Saleema, who’s also the mother of Pakistan women’s international player Kainat Imtiaz, began her career as an umpire with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Women’s Umpires Panel in 2008.
Throughout her career, she has officiated high-profile events under the Asian Cricket Council, such as the 2022 and 2024 ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup, the 2023 ACC Emerging Women’s Cup in Hong Kong and most recently she was a member of the playing control team for the ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2024 in Kuala Lumpur
