Menon, only Indian umpire in T20 World Cup
Nitin Menon is the only Indian umpire in the 2021 T20 World Cup list announced by the International Cricket Council.
The 37-year-old, who played List A cricket for Madhya Pradesh, made his international umpiring debut in the T20I series between India and England in January 2017. Since then, Menon has officiated in landmark events such as the women’s T20 World Cup, the IPL, the one-off Test between the West Indies and Afghanistan held in India in 2019.
Former India pacer Javagal Srinath is one of the match referees in the tournament.
South African umpire Marais Erasmus and England’s Chris Gaffaney will be the two on-field umpires for the India-pakistan game on October 24, while Richard Illingworth will be the TV official. David Boon will be the match referee.
Aleem Dar, Erasmus and Rod Tucker will be officiating in their sixth T20 World Cup.