Who is Nitin Menon? Those Who are Being told as Opponents of Virat … Questions are Being Raised on Umpiring

New Delhi. On the second day of the ongoing second Test match between India and Australia (IND vs AUS), a controversy arose when Indian umpire Nitin Menon declared Virat Kohli out LBW. Although Kohli took the help of DRS for this, but the third umpire’s decision also went against him. Since even the third umpire could not ascertain whether the ball hit the pad or the bat first, he upheld the umpires’ call and Kohli had to return to the pavilion disappointed. After this people started cursing Nitin Menon on social media.

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In fact, in this ongoing match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, debutant spinner Matthew Kunhanman appealed for LBW against Virat and was given out by the field umpire. Virat then demanded DRS. But this did not help Kohli. After getting out, Kohli’s anger was on the seventh sky. He was seen reacting with head coach Rahul Dravid in the dressing room. Let’s know about Nitin Menon.

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Nitin Menon Scored a total of 7 Runs as a Batsman

Nitin Menon has immense experience of umpiring at the international level. Menon has also officiated in the IPL. Born on 2 November 1983 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Nitin Menon has experience of playing 2 List A matches. Batter Menon’s cricket career as a right-handed wicketkeeper ended after 2 matches. He scored 7 runs in the above matches. Nitin Menon’s father Narendra Menon has also been an umpire.

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Nitin Menon has Umpired in 19 test Matches

39-year-old Nitin Menon made his umpiring debut in international cricket on 26 January 2017. He umpired for the first time in ODIs on 15 March in the match against Ireland and Afghanistan. In the year 2020, Menon was included in the ICC Elite Panel. He is the third umpire from India to join this panel. Menon has so far played the role of umpire in 19 Tests, 49 ODIs and 61 T20 matches.