Indian umpire Nitin Menon’s tenure within the International Cricket Council (ICC) elite panel has been prolonged by one yr. Menon, 38, from Indore is the one Indian among the many 11 members of the elite panel. He might be serving as a impartial umpire in Sri Lanka for the primary time later this month.

An official of the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) instructed information company PTI that the ICC has prolonged Menon’s tenure within the elite panel by one yr. The official mentioned that the ICC lately prolonged Menon’s tenure by one yr. He has been our chief umpire for the final three-four years. He will make his debut as a impartial umpire later this month.

Menon was included within the elite panel in 2020 at the beginning of the Kovid-19 pandemic. He turned the third Indian after S Venkataraghavan and S Ravi to be included within the elite panel. Menon, nevertheless, was capable of officiate in worldwide matches solely in India after the ICC allowed native umpires to officiate in dwelling sequence matches because of journey restrictions.

Input: PTI