Nitin Menon is an Indian umpire and former right-handed batsman. He comes from a family of cricketers and came into limelight in 2020 by becoming the youngest umpire to be included in the ICC (International Cricket Council) elite panel of umpires.
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Wiki/Biography
Nitin Menon was born on Wednesday, 2 November 1983 (age 39 years; as in 2022) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. Nitin completed his higher secondary education from St. Paul’s Higher Secondary School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and then pursued MBA.
St. Paul’s Higher Secondary School where Nitin studied
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5β² 7β³
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Nitin belongs to a Hindu Nair family.
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 an umpire and officiates in domestic matches.
Nikhil’s father and son
wife and children
Nitin Menon is married to Sangeeta; She is a banking professional from Chengannur, Kerala, India. The couple has a son named Rishabh.
Nitin Menon with his wife Sangeeta
Nikhil Menon with his son Rishabh and father Narendra
livelihood
player
Nitin Menon represented 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 is playing street cricket
umpire
Following in his father’s footsteps, Nitin became a state-panel umpire in Madhya Pradesh in 2005. He passed the BCCI All India Umpiring Examination in 2006 and began officiating domestic matches in the 2007β08 season. He made his international debut on 26 January 2017 during the England vs India Twenty20 match at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. It was part of India’s tour of England, the 3-match series was won by India 2β1. On the second day of the series, Nitin took over the responsibility of TV (third) umpire.
Nitin Menon giving instructions to the players during the match
Nitin made his ODI (One Day International) debut on 15 March 2017 during the Afghanistan vs Ireland match at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. He supervised as a TV umpire on the second day of the 3-match series. On November 27, 2019, Nitin made his Test match debut during the Afghanistan vs West Indies match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and became India’s 62nd Test match umpire.
Nitin Menon gave out a player in a match
In October 2018, Nithin was selected as one of the 12 on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20. He also umpired on the field during the Indian Premier League 2019. However, during the 2021 season, he had to leave midway because his mother and wife tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In February 2020, the ICC (International Cricket Council) appointed her to oversee Australia’s matches at the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Nitin Menon umpiring in IPL match
In June 2020, at the age of 36, Nitin was promoted to the ICC Elite Panel of umpires. He replaced England’s Nigel Long and became the third Indian umpire to be included in the panel. In an interview on his selection he said,
It is a matter of great honor and pride for me to be named in the elite panel. Officiating on a regular basis alongside the world’s leading umpires and referees is something I have always dreamed of and the feeling has yet to hit home.”
Menon was praised by the cricket world for his umpiring during England’s tour of India in March 2021.
We have to give credit where it is due and in this entire series, if there has been any revelation, your name is “Nithin Menon”. He has been performing phenomenally consistently and I hope he gets the Best Umpire award for this year. He is definitely one of the best in the world. @bcci #quality #INDvsENG
β DK (@DineshKarthik) 28 March 2021
When Nitin Menon gives a decision π₯³π #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/zHdRYBCHrA
β Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 28 March 2021
His dream of officiating as an umpire in the Ashes comes true in June 2023; He took over the series from day three. Discussing this in an interview he said,
I am also very excited about it because this was my dream. I couldn’t do the last Ashes because it was during Covid. So I’m really looking forward to it and hopefully I’ll give my best performance there.β
achievements
- Youngest umpire of ICC elite umpire panel
Who is Nitin Menon? India’s umpire becomes the youngest in ICC elite panel #NitinMenon #ICC #bcci https://t.co/Dly9ULcb83
– Republic (@republic) 29 June 2020
Favorite
- Umpires: Simon Taufel, Dennis Burns
Facts/General Knowledge
- Nitin’s three aunts played cricket at the zonal level against teams from New Zealand and Australia in the early seventies.
- His hometown is Thrissur, Kerala, India; His father shifted to Indore, Madhya Pradesh before his birth.
- Nitin Menon follows a basic diet to maintain his fitness. Discussing this in an interview he said
If I’m not umpiring I spend 75 minutes in the gym six days a week. I don’t do much for mental strength. I think the more games you play, the more pressure you come under and you get to know more about yourself and you can self analyze your right and wrong and develop concentration levels accordingly .
- Nitin only watches the Ashes and World Cup tournaments when he is not officiating a match as an umpire.
- In an interview, Nitin had said that he is fond of Indore and he does not like big cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
- He is only the third umpire from India to make it to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires list after S Venkataraghavan and Sundaram Ravi.
- As of June 2023, Nitin has umpired 94 matches in the Indian Premier League; He is the third umpire to have officiated in the most number of IPL matches, along with HDPK Dharmasena of Sri Lanka.
Nitin Menon with Sri Lankan umpire Dharmasena
- In 2022, the ICC gave Nitin Menon a one-year extension as an elite panel umpire.
- Nitin belongs to a family of cricketers. His father and aunt were former cricket players. His younger brother, Nikhil, is also an umpire who officiates in domestic matches.
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