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Born into cricket, 17-year-old Kerala girl steps into umpire's coat

Friends describe her as cheerful and carefree, someone equally at ease on stage as on the cricket field.

Namrata Vinoth / IANS

When 17-year-old Namrata Vinoth walks into the Athreya Cricket Ground in Kerala's Thrissur on May 24 morning, it will not just be another local cricket match.

For the teenager with cricket running deep through her veins, it will mark the beginning of a brand new journey, as a cricket umpire.

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