Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nitin Narendra Menon | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (age 41) Indore,Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Narendra Menon (father) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||||
List A debut | 8 January 2004 v Central Zone | ||||||||||||||
LastList A | 9 January 2004 v Central Zone | ||||||||||||||
Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||
Tests umpired | 30 (2019–2025) | ||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 60 (2017–2024) | ||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 50 (2017–2025) | ||||||||||||||
WT20Is umpired | 10 (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,23 November 2023 |
Nitin Narendra Menon (born 2 November 1983) is an Indian formercricketer andumpire.[1] He was a right-handed batsman, representingMadhya Pradesh inList A cricket. He is now anumpire and has stood in matches in the2015–16 Ranji Trophy[2] and theSheffield Shield in Australia.[3] In June 2020, he was promoted to theElite Panel of ICC Umpires, replacingNigel Llong.[4] His fatherNarendra Menon was also a cricketer and umpire.
Menon stood in his firstTwenty20 International (T20I) match, betweenIndia and England, on 26 January 2017.[5] He stood in his firstOne Day International (ODI) match betweenAfghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017.[6]
He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7] He was the on-field umpire for the2019 Indian Premier League final along withIan Gould.
Menon was one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Test match betweenAfghanistan and the West Indies in India in November 2019.[8] He became the 62nd Indian to umpire at this level.[9] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10]
In June 2020, Menon was elevated toElite Panel of ICC Umpires replacing England'sNigel Llong, becoming the third Indian umpire to make into the list.
Menon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his umpiring duringEngland's tour of India in 2021.[11]
In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for2023 Cricket World Cup,[12][13] and became the youngest match official to officiate at theWorld Cup, at the age of 39.[14] He officiated in 7 matches including a semi-final.
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