India’s Nitin Menon Becomes Youngest Umpire to Enter ICC’s Elite Panel
- Indian umpire Nitin Menon on Monday became only the third from the country after Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi to be part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel of Umpires. He also becomes the youngest umpire to join the elite panel.
- Nitin Menon will replace Nigel Llong in the 12-man ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for the 2020-21 season. 36-year-old Menon has so far officiated in 3 Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is and now has been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires.
- The selection panel that picked Menon had former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar along with ICC General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice (Chairman) and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon.
- “It’s a great honour and matter of pride for me to be named in the Elite panel. To be officiating regularly along with the leading umpires and referees of the world is something that I always dreamt of and the feeling has yet to sink in,” Nitin Menon said, as quoted by the ICC.
- “Having already officiated in Tests, ODIs and T20Is as well as in ICC events, I understand the great responsibility that comes with the job. I look forward to the challenges and will do my best at every opportunity I get. I also feel this is a responsibility on me to take Indian umpires forward and help them by sharing my experiences.
- “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, BCCI and ICC for their support and believing in my ability over the years. I would also like to thank my family for their sacrifices and unconditional support throughout my career.”
Full list of ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2020-21 season-
|
Umpire |
Tests |
ODIs |
T20Is |
| Aleem Dar |
132 |
208 |
46 |
| Kumar Dharmasena |
65 |
105 |
22 |
| Marais Erasmus |
62 |
92 |
26 |
| Chris Gaffaney |
33 |
68 |
22 |
| Michael Gough |
14 |
62 |
14 |
| Richard Illingworth |
47 |
68 |
16 |
| Richard Kettleborough |
64 |
89 |
22 |
| Nitin Menon |
3 |
24 |
16 |
| Bruce Oxenford |
59 |
96 |
20 |
| Paul Reiffel |
48 |
70 |
16 |
| Rod Tucker |
71 |
84 |
35 |
| Joel Wilson |
19 |
66 |
26 |
About ICC-
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket.It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.It organises world championship events such as Cricket World Cup, Women’s Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- Formation – 15 June 1909
- Headquarters– Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Chairman– Shashank Manohar
- CEO – Manu Sawhney
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