Vinod Babu
Cricket umpire
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Vinod Babu (born 20 May 1968) is an international cricket umpire based in Oman.[1][2]
Career
On 20 January 2019, Babu made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut, in a match between Maldives and Kuwait in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[3] On 10 February 2019, Babu was selected to be part of the four-member umpire team for the T20I Quadrangular Series hosted by Oman from 13 to 17 February 2019.[4] Babu was joined by fellow senior local umpire Rahul Asher and two International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, Graeme Labrooy and Ahsan Raza.[5] His first ODI match as an umpire, on 6 January 2020, was between Namibia and the United Arab Emirates during the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[6]
In November 2024, Babu was an official for the Netherland's Oman tour consisting of two T20I's[7][8] and one ODI.[9]
As of December 2025, he had officiated in 15 ODIs, and 40 T20Is, including 10 women's T20I matches.[10]
