The International Cricket Council (ICC) made a significant announcement on Monday, unveiling Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon as the on-field umpires for the inaugural match of the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. This opening encounter will feature a showdown between England and New Zealand at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, scheduled for October […]

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in support of third umpire Nitin Menon for his decision to give Steve Smith not out in the ongoing Ashes Test at the Oval. The incident happened on Day 2 of the match when Smith was batting on 71. He guided a delivery from Chris Woakes towards mid-wicket and […]

Umpiring in India or a match involving the Indian team is widely regarded as one of the toughest tasks in the profession. The immense scrutiny and pressure that come with officiating these high-profile matches can be daunting. However, for Nitin Menon, being in the firing line has helped him develop as an ICC Elite Panel […]

Technology has become an integral part of the on-field umpires over the past couple of years, with even their basic duties now assigned to TV umpires. However, things went a step too far on Tuesday as Nitin Menon reviewed a wide for no apparent reason other than a potential edge off the bowling of Arjun […]

The Indian bowlers are giving their all to restrict Australia on the Day 5 of the ongoing fourth Test at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, the pitch didn’t offer much help to the spinners on Day 5. India could only manage to pick one wicket in the first session with Ravichandran Ashwin trapping night […]

Team India are currently playing the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, where R Ashwin was once again seen having an argument. However, this time it was with the on-field umpire Nitin Menon. It happened after bowling to New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. And, Menon was seen having a word with Ashwin after the […]

Indian fast-bowling sensation Mohammed Siraj has a fairy-tale beginning of his Test career and is flying high at the moment. However, as they say, it was darkest before dawn. Similarly, Siraj was going through immense grief prior to his Test debut as he lost his father. Mohammed Ghaus was suffering a long illness and died […]

The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has suffered a lot of blows with quite a few layers pulling out of the tournament and now two officials have also withdrawn due to personal reasons. According to the reports of the Indian Express, umpire Nitin Menon has flown to his home in Indore after his mother […]

On Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to included the Indian umpire, Nitin Menon in his elite panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, as he will be replacing England’s Nigel Llong. The 36-year-old, who has officiated in three Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the third Indian umpire from India […]