Nitin Menon will be the first umpire to achieve this historic feat in India vs England T20I series.
Indian umpire Nitin Menon is all set to achieve this milestone in the upcoming T20I series between India National Cricket Team and England National Cricket Team. He will be the first umpire from India to officiate in 50 T20Is.
Nitin Menon bowls during the 4th T20I between India National Cricket Team and England National Cricket Team. The group stage match will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on January 31.
This is certainly one of the milestones for Nitin Menon. He is one of the best game officials in the nation. He is part of the ICC Elite panel of Umpires and is one of the best umpires in world cricket.
Nitin Menon is set to become the first Indian umpire to stand in 50 T20Is. Menon will start umpiring in the 50th T20I in Pune in the 4th T20I between the teams on January 31.
— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) January 21, 2025
Apart from this, the commentators of the 1st T20I between the two teams have also been announced. Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bogle, Sunil Gavaskar, Nick Knight and Deep Dasgupta will provide English commentary for the match in Kolkata.
Akash Chopra, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla and Anant Tyagi providing Hindi commentary. Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen will miss the first two games and will join the commentary from the third game.
Commentators for the first IND vs ENG T20I:
English: Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bogle, Sunil Gavaskar, Nick Knight, Deep Dasgupta
Hindi: Akash Chopra, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, Ananth Tyagi.
The T20I series between India and England begins on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The T20I series between the two teams begins on Wednesday (January 22). The series opener will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and promises to be an exciting series between the teams with both teams in the squad.
Suryakumar Yadav will lead the hosts in the series. The likes of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh are expected to be in the XI for the first match. They want to win and take the top spot in the series. They have not lost a single series under Suryakumar and he will be keen to continue his good form as a leader.
England XI announced for first T20I.
On the other hand, the England national cricket team has announced its opening XI. Jos Buttler will lead the team while Harry Brook will be the vice-captain. Ben Duquette and Phil Salt will be the openers. Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson will be the wrestlers.
Harry Brook will bat in midfield alongside all-rounders Jacob Bethel and Jamie Overton. Adil Rashid is the spinner of the team.
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