Nitin Menon

The International Cricket Council has maintained an unchanged list of match officials for the 2026-27 international season. Nitin Menon continues as the sole Indian on the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, while Javagal Srinath remains the only Indian in the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. This decision reflects the consistency and high standards in international officiating.

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has been fined 25% of his match fee and received a demerit point for breaching IPL conduct rules. The incident, captured on live broadcast, involved Parag vaping in the dressing room during a match.

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was fined and received a demerit point for vaping in the dressing room during an IPL match. The incident drew criticism, with former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin advising Parag to maintain personal space for his actions due to his leadership role.

The BCCI will soon unveil the remaining IPL 2026 schedule, comprising 54 matches, after initially releasing only the first 20 fixtures. Despite potential energy concerns, the league is expected to proceed without curtailment. Captains were briefed on unchanged tournament regulations, including the Impact Player rule, with some expressing reservations.

IPL captains have been warned about strict enforcement of fielder movement rules during catches, with officials emphasizing complete control before celebrations. The Impact Player rule will also remain for at least another season, despite concerns from players like Axar Patel about its impact on all-rounder development.

IPL captains will meet BCCI officials on March 25 to discuss crucial rules like the two-bouncer rule and ball replacement. The session, featuring match referees and umpires, will clarify regulations on bat checks, saliva use, and the retired-out provision. Key changes to ball replacement rules, especially in the second innings, will be detailed.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon has earned a spot on the elite panel for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semifinals. He will serve as the third umpire for the Kolkata clash between South Africa and New Zealand on March 4. The following day, India faces England in Mumbai, with a separate officiating team in place.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon will have the distinction of officiating in all the India-Australia games during the Aussies ongoing tour of India. In a big vote of confidence in his abilities, the International Cricket Council has chosen Menon, who is the on-field umpire in all the four Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, to continue in the same role in the three-match ODI series between the two countries in March too. In fact, the entire umpiring panel for the ODIs will be from India.

In what will surely be a proud moment for him, Nitin Menon, the only Indian in the ICC elite panel of umpires, will officiate in the third Test of the iconic Ashes, which kicks off with the first Test at Birmingham on Thursday.

South Africa's Marais Erasmus and England's Richard Kettleborough were on Friday appointed as the on-field umpires for the T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand for India's Nitin Menon will act as the TV umpire.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon will be getting a chance to officiate in two English county matches this season as a part of BCCI's Umpires' Exchange programme with England and Wales Cricket Board.

India's Nitin Menon will make his Test debut after being appointed as an on-field umpire for the upcoming Test match between Afghanistan and West Indies to be held in Dehradun from November 27.

India's Nitin Menon will be among the 16 umpires who will officiate in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the umpire lineup for the upcoming World Cup semifinals. Rod Tucker and Richard Illingworth will officiate the first match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on November 15, followed by Nitin Menon and Richard Kettleborough for the second semi-final between Australia and South Africa in Kolkata on November 16. Illingworth, who officiated in the 2019 World Cup semifinal, will also be on-field. Joel Wilson will be the third umpire, Adrian Holdstock will be the fourth, and Andy Pycroft will be the match referee.

JR Madangopal is set to become the second Indian umpire, after Nitin Menon, to officiate in a Test match. He will stand in the first Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa in Bulawayo from June 28-July 2, 2025.

In the past, Indian umpires have often come in for a lot of criticism. There's always a question mark regarding the standard of umpiring in India. Nitin Menon, however, feels that Indian umpires are thorough professionals and as good as anyone in the world.

Indore’s Nikhil Patwardhan will make his come-back as an umpire after a decade as Akshay Totrey makes his debut as umpire in the IPL 2022 league matches.Besides Nitin Menon, Patwardhan and Totrey from Madhya Pradesh will be umpiring during the matches.

Monday turned out to be a historic day for MP’s cricket. Umpire Nitin Menon from the state became only the third Indian to be inducted in the ICC’s Elite Panel. 36-year-old Nitin is also the youngest umpire in the 12-member elite panel of the cricket’s highest body in the world.

The ICC has announced the match officials for the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 between England and New Zealand. Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires for the highly anticipated match. The tournament will feature a team of 20 officials, including 16 umpires and four match referees. Twelve officials are part of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires. Several officials from previous World Cups will be returning, and six umpires will be making their debut in the tournament. The officials aim to ensure a smooth and fair competition.

The ICC on Friday announced the match officials for the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on October 5. Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharmasena from India will serve as the on-field umpires, while former pace bowler Javagal Srinath will take on the role of match referee.