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It is the essential duty of umpires to give proper judgments in turbulent moments for success in cricket. Especially in moments like LPW it is a huge challenge for the referees to give the right verdict in just a few hours. In such moments if they give the right verdict the match will become even more exciting and will be a treat for the fans. But if you act roughly at the same time and give the wrong verdict then the team that deserves to win will ultimately get the prize of defeat.
An international match referee can only officiate for a certain number of years in local cricket after having first studied and mastered the basic rules of cricket for such a responsible job. Similarly, the ICC selects umpires who excel in international cricket under the category of “Elite Panel” and gives them special status and higher salaries and honors.
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Moderate umpire:
In fact, they will officiate most international matches, including the ICC World Cup. In that sense, it is safe to say that India, which has produced quality players like Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble in cricket, has not been able to produce great umpires on a large scale. Yes, only 3 Indians have made history in the ICC Elite Panel Umpires list. Fans will not be able to forget that former Indian cricketer Srinivasan Venkatravan was a stunning umpire in the 90s.
After him S Ravi added pride to India as an elite panel umpire in a period like 2015. They were followed by Nitin Menon from Rajkot, Gujarat, who became the 3rd Indian umpire to feature in the ICC Elite Panel in 2020. He took the place at the age of 36 and became the youngest umpire in the Elite Panel category at a very young age. But fans could have seen many times that his judgments were always rough and tumble.
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Fans dissatisfied:
Especially in the last 2021 IPL series when he scored 2 runs he gave only 1 run to the Punjab team for not touching the white line. But his modest umpiring was exposed as it was clear in the TV reply that Chris Jordan had touched the white line. It was the main reason for the Punjab team to miss out on the play-off round chances in the end.
Nitin Menon did not deliver the same ball when Rowman Powell came over the waist in the last over of this year’s Rajasthan-Delhi clash in the IPL this year. So fans can not forget that tough captain Rishabh Pund invited his players to the pavilion. Many Indian fans are unhappy with how he got his place in the current 11-member ICC Elite Panel, which has been around for a while.
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promotion:
Although he was previously placed in the last 2020 Elite Panel category, he has so far been the only umpire for international matches played on Indian soil as it was announced that due to Corona the respective country umpires will act as umpires for the respective international matches. The ICC has announced that all umpires can now travel to different countries to act as referees as the situation has stabilized.
Based on that, the ICC has extended the tenure of Nitin Menon for another year on the Elite Panel and has now given him the promotion to act as a referee in a public place. An ICC executive spoke about this as follows. “The ICC has recently extended Nitin Menon’s three-year tenure to four years. So at the end of this month we can see him acting as a referee in a public place. ”
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He is currently officiating in the India – South Africa T20 series and will officiate for the first time in a common place in the two – match Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka starting on June 29 in Sri Lanka.
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