Nitin Menon, 38, joined the ICC Elite Panel in 2020. After S Venkataraghavan and S Ravi, Nitin Menon is only the third Indian umpire to make the Elite Panel.
Mumbai, First Published Jun 16, 2022, 5:20 PM IST
Mumbai: Indian umpire Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite panel of Umpires. The ICC has retained Nitin Menon on the elite panel for another year. Of the 11 umpires on the elite panel, Nitin Menon is the only umpire from India. Nitin Menon is set to make his debut as a neutral umpire in the Sri Lanka-Australia Test series later this month. Nitin Menon will leave for Sri Lanka after completing the India-South Africa T20 series.
There are no changes to the list of elite panel umpires. In addition to Nitin Menon, Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Chris Gaffney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus, Michael Guff, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough (England), Paul Riffle, Rod Tucker (Australia), Joel ) On the Elite Panel. The BCCI appoints umpires from India to the elite panel. Currently, Malayalee umpires KN Anantha Padmanabhan, Anil Chaudhary, Virender Sharma and J Madan Gopal are likely to be considered next.
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In Kovid’s case, the ICC had specifically allowed local umpires to oversee Test matches for the past two years. Therefore, Nitin Menon was the umpire in most of the matches in India. Nitin Menon, 38, joined the ICC Elite Panel in 2020. After S Venkataraghavan and S Ravi, Nitin Menon is only the third Indian umpire to make the Elite Panel.
Nitin Menon’s Malayalee connection
Nitin follows in the footsteps of his father Narendra Menon in umpiring. Narendra Menon was born into a Malayalee family from Thrissur. Narendra Menon got married in Aluva. Nitin Menon’s wife is from Chengannur, Kottayam.
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Narendra Menon’s mother is from Thripunithura and has played 51 matches for Madhya Pradesh. Narendra Menon was once an international umpire. From 1993 to 1998 the competitions were regulated. But he never got a chance to control the Test match. This wish was fulfilled by Narendra Menon through his son Nitin. Nitin Elite is the youngest Indian umpire to change from a player to a umpire at the age of 22.
Last Updated Jun 16, 2022, 5:20 PM IST
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