Nitin Narendra Menon (born 2 November 1983) is an Indian former cricketer and umpire.[1] He was a right-handed batsman, representing Madhya Pradesh in List A cricket. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy[2] and the Sheffield Shield in Australia.[3] In June 2020, he was promoted to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, replacing Nigel Llong.[4] His father Narendra Menon was also a cricketer and umpire.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nitin Narendra Menon | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1983 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Narendra Menon (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 8 January 2004 v Central Zone | ||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 9 January 2004 v Central Zone | ||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 27 (2019–2024) | ||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 58 (2017–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 48 (2017–2024) | ||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 10 (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Umpiring career
editMenon stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between India and England, on 26 January 2017.[5] He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match between Afghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017.[6]
He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7] He was the on-field umpire for the 2019 Indian Premier League final along with Ian Gould.
Menon was one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Test match between Afghanistan and the West Indies in India in November 2019.[8] He became the 62nd Indian to umpire at this level.[9] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10]
In June 2020, Menon was elevated to Elite Panel of ICC Umpires replacing England's Nigel Llong, becoming the third Indian umpire to make into the list.
Menon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his umpiring during England's tour of India in 2021.[11]
In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup,[12][13] and became the youngest match official to officiate at the World Cup, at the age of 39.[14] He officiated in 7 matches including a semi-final.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Youngest umpire on Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, Nitin Menon targets consistency". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Baroda v Punjab at Vadodara, Nov 15-18, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 21st Match: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Feb 14-17, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "England tour of India, 1st T20I: India v England at Kanpur, Jan 26, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan tour of India, 1st ODI: Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 15, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Umpire Nitin Menon set for Test debut in November". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Nitin Menon set to become 62nd Indian Test umpire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Hope Nitin Menon gets the best umpire award for 2021: Dinesh Karthik, Aakash Chopra in awe of Indian umpire". India Today. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Match officials for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 named". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "ICC announce Match Officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Dharmasena and Menon to take charge of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 opener". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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