Nitin Menon is an Indian umpire and former right-handed batsman. He comes from a family of cricketers and made headlines for becoming the youngest umpire to be inducted into the ICC (International Cricket Council) elite panel of umpires in 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Nitin Menon was born on Wednesday, November 2, 1983, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India (39 years old as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Nitin completed his high school education from St. Paul’s High School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and then pursued an MBA degree.
St. Paul’s High School where Nitin attended
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Nitin belongs to the Hindu Nair family.
Parents and siblings
His father Narendra Narayan Menon was a cricketer and umpire. He also worked with the State Bank of India. Nitin’s mother is from Aruva, Kerala. Nitin has a brother, Nikhil Menon, who is also a referee and officiates 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 Hrishabh.
Nitin Menon and his wife Sangeeta
Nikhil Menon with his son Hrishabh and father Narendra
Profession
player
Nitin Menon represents Madhya Pradesh in Class A cricket. He played two matches in the Ranji One-Day Trophy; Madhya Pradesh against Vidarbha on January 8, 2004, and Madhya Pradesh against Uttar Pradesh on January 9, 2004. He has also competed in the under-16, under-19 and under-23 categories.
Nitin Menon playing gully cricket
referee
Following in his father’s footsteps, Nitin became a state umpire in Madhya Pradesh in 2005. He passed the BCCI All India Umpires Examination in 2006 and started supervising domestic matches in the 2007-08 season. He made his international debut on 26 January 2017 in a Twenty20 match between England and India at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This was part of England’s tour of India, which India won 2-1 in the three games. Nitin served as the TV (third) umpire on the second day of the series.
Nitin Menon coaches players during match
Nitin made his ODI (One-Day International) debut against Afghanistan on March 15, 2017, at the Greater Noida Stadium. On day two of a three-game series, he oversaw as a television referee. Nitin made his Test match debut against the West Indies at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on 27 November 2019, and became the 62nd Test match umpire from India.
Nitin Menon gives gift to a player during match
In October 2018, Nitin was selected as one of the 12 on-field referees for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018. He also served as an on-field referee during the 2019 Indian Premier League. 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 him to oversee the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
Nitin Menon umpiring in IPL matches
In June 2020, 36-year-old Nitin was promoted to a member of the International Criminal Court’s elite referee panel. He replaces England umpire Nigel Llong and becomes the third Indian umpire to join the group. After being selected, he said in an interview,
It is a great honor and pride for me to be selected for the elite group. Officiating on a regular basis with the world’s top umpires and referees is something I’ve always dreamed of, but it hasn’t sunk in yet. ”
Menon was praised by the cricketing fraternity for his role as umpiring during England’s tour of India in March 2021.
We have to give credit where credit is due, throughout this series, and if there’s a revelation, your name is “NITIN MENON.” He’s been very consistent and I hope he gets the Referee of the Year award this year. He’s definitely one of the best in the world. @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
His dream was to umpire in the Ashes and it came true in June 2023; he started officiating the series from the third day. Talking about this issue in an interview, he said,
I’m also really excited about it because it’s my dream. I couldn’t finish the previous Ashes because it took place during COVID. So I’m really looking forward to it and hopefully I can do my best there. “
Achievement
- The youngest referee in the elite panel of ICC referees
Who is Nitin Menon?Indian umpire becomes youngest umpire in elite ICC panel #nitinmenon #OOO #BCCI https://t.co/Dly9ULcb83
— Republic (@republic) June 29, 2020
Favorites
- Referees: Simon Taufel, Dennis Burns
Facts/Trivia
- Three of Nitin’s aunts played cricket at divisional level against visiting New Zealand and Australian teams in the early seventies.
- His hometown is Thrissur, Kerala, India; before his birth, his father moved to Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Nitin Menon follows a basic regimen to stay healthy.When talking about this issue in an interview, he said
If I’m not officiating, I’m in the gym for 75 minutes six days a week. I don’t do much about mental strength. I feel like the more games you play, the more stress you’re under, the more you understand yourself, the more you can self-analyze your own rights and wrongs, and improve your focus accordingly. ”
- Nitin only watches Ashes and World Cup matches when he is not officiating any matches.
- Nitin said in an interview that he likes Indore and dislikes big cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
- He is the third Indian referee after S Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi to make it to the elite list of ICC referees.
- As of June 2023, Nitin has officiated 94 games in the Indian Premier League; he is the third referee to officiate the most IPL games for HDPK Dharmasena in Sri Lanka.
Nitin Menon with Sri Lankan umpire Dharmasena
- In 2022, the ICC extended the tenure of elite panel umpire Nitin Menon by one year.
- Nitin was born into a family of cricketers. His father and aunt are both former cricketers. His younger brother Nikhil is also a referee, responsible for officiating domestic matches.
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