Nitin Menon is an Indian umpire and former right-handed batsman. He belongs to a cricketing family and made headlines by becoming the youngest umpire to be inducted into the ICC (International Cricket Council) elite panel of umpires in 2020.
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Wiki/Biography
Nitin Menon was born on Wednesday 2 November 1983 (age 39; as of 2022) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Nitin completed his higher secondary education from St. Paul’s Higher Secondary School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and later an MBA.
St. Paul’s Higher Secondary School, where Nitin studied
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Nitin belongs to the Menon family of the Hindu Nair community in Thrissur, Kerala, India.
parents and siblings
His father, Narendra Narayan Menon, was a former cricketer and umpire; He also worked with State Bank of India. Nitin’s mother belongs to Aluva, Kerala. Nitin has a brother, Nikhil Menon, who is also a referee and officiates domestic matches.
Father and son of Nikil
wife and children
Nitin Menon is married to Sangeeta; He is a banking professional from Chenganur, Kerala, India. The couple has a son named Hrishabhi.
Nitin Menon with his wife Sangeeta
Nikhil Menon with his son Hrishab and father Narendra
Career
player
Nitin Menon represented the Madhya Pradesh team in List-A cricket. He played two matches in the Ranji One-Day Trophy; Madhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha on 8 January 2004 and Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh on 9 January 2004. He also played in the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 categories.
Nitin Menon plays the cricket of the heart
referee
Following in his father’s footsteps, Nitin became a State Panel Judge in Madhya Pradesh in 2005. He cleared the BCCI All-India Umpiring Exam in 2006 and started umpiring domestic matches in the 2007-08 season. He made his international debut on 26 January 2017 during a Twenty20 match between England and India at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. It was part of England’s tour of India, a 3-match series which India won 2–1. Nitin took over as the TV (third) umpire on the second day of the series.
Nitin Menon instructs the players during the match
Nitin made his ODI (One Day International) debut on 15 March 2017 during the match between Afghanistan and Ireland at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. He oversaw as the TV umpire the second day of the 3-match series. On 27 November 2019, Nitin made his Test debut in the Afghanistan vs West Indies match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, becoming the 62nd Test match umpire for India.
Nitin Menon dismissed a player in the match
In October 2018, Nitin was selected as one of the 12 umpires for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20. He also refereed on the pitch during the Indian Premier League 2019. However, during the 2021 season, he had to go midway because his mother and wife tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In February 2020, the ICC (International Cricket Council) appointed her as the match supervisor for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
Nitin Menon refereeing an IPL match
In June 2020, at the age of 36, Nitin was promoted to the elite panel of the ICC. He replaces England’s Nigel Long and becomes the third Indian umpire to join the panel. During his selection, he said in an interview:
It is a great honor and pride for me to be named in the elite panel. To officiate regularly alongside the world’s leading referees and umpires is something I have always dreamed of and the feeling has yet to sink in.
Menon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his umpiring during England’s tour of India in March 2021.
We have to give credit where it’s due and this whole series. @BCCI #quality #INDvsENG
— DK (@DineshKarthik) March 28, 2021
When Nitin Menon makes a decision 🥳🙌 #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/zHdRYBCHrA
— Akash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2021
He has a dream to play in The Ashes as an umpire, which has come true in June 2023; He led the streak from day three. In an interview, he said:
I am also very excited about it because it has been my dream. I couldn’t do the front ash as it happened during COVID. So I’m really looking forward to it and hopefully I’ll do my best there.”
achievements
- The youngest umpire on the elite panel of ICC umpires
Who is Nitin Menon? An Indian umpire becomes the youngest in the ICC Elite Panel #Nitin Menon #ICC #BCCI https://t.co/Dly9ULcb83
— Republic (@republic) June 29, 2020
the chosen ones
- Referee: Simon Taufel, Dennis Burns
Facts/Trivia
- Three of Nitin’s aunts played cricket at the zonal level in the early seventies visiting New Zealand and Australia teams.
- His hometown is Thrissur, Kerala, India; His father moved to Indore, Madhya Pradesh before his birth.
- Nitin Menon follows a basic regimen to maintain his fitness. He said about it in an interview
I spend 75 minutes in the gym 6 days a week if I’m not serving. I don’t do much for mental toughness. I feel the more games you play, the more pressure you are under and the more you learn about yourself and you can analyze your own rights and wrongs and develop your concentration level accordingly.”
- Nitin watches Ashes and World Cup tournaments only when he is not officiating any match as an umpire.
- In an interview, Nitin said that he loves Indore and doesn’t like big cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
- He is only the third umpire from India to be included in the ICC’s elite panel of umpires after S Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi.
- By June 2023, Nitin had refereed 94 matches in the Indian Premier League; He is the third most capped umpire of Sri Lanka’s HDPK Dharmasena.
Nitin Menon with Sri Lankan umpire Dharmasena
- In 2022, the ICC extended Nitin Menon’s tenure as the Elite Panel Umpire for one year.
- Nitin belongs to a family of cricketers. His father and aunts were former cricketers. His younger brother, Nikhil, is also a referee who officiates home matches.
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