The historic Ashes series will be played between England and Australia in June this year, hosted by the England team. In this series, Nitin Menon, the only Indian referee included in the ICC Elite Panel, can appear in the role of referee. Nitin Menon, 39, recently played the role of on-field referee in the third and fourth matches of the recently concluded Test series between India and Australia.
The first game of the upcoming Ashes series will be played on June 16. Regarding Nitin Menon, an official from the Board of Control of Cricket India (BCCI) said in his statement to PTI that Nitin will appear in the role of umpire in the Ashes series, in which he will be in Leeds from 6-10 September. July. and Manchester from July 19 to 23. He will appear in the role of field referee in the third and fourth Test Match of the series to be played. Following this, Nitin will play the role of TV referee for the 5th Test match of the series to be played at The Oval in London from 27-31 July.
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena will be his second on-field referee in the third test match with Nitin Menon, while Joel Wilson will be seen in the fourth test match. Nitin Menon said in his statement to PTI that it was always my dream to one day play the role of referee at the Ashes. It’s a great atmosphere during this series, whether it’s played in England or Australia.
If we look at Nitin Menon’s career as a referee, he has refereed in 18 Tests, 42 ODIs and 40 T20 matches so far. At present, Nitin Menon plays the role of referee in IPL Season 16. At the same time, with the Ashes series, the ICC is also bringing back the rules before the Corona era, in which both foreign referees will appear in the role of referee on the field.
