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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Nitin Menon becomes youngest Dandiwal on BCCI radar for Former West Indies boss joins race the past 3-4 years: ACU chief NEW DELHI, June 29: associated with the Afghan League. for ICC chairman’s post umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel He tried to organise a league in KINGSTON, June 29: omy, but the smaller nations have top post and BCCI president DUBAI, June 29: Australia in case ICC revokes rapport he has built with senior Ravinder Dandiwal, the alleged Haryana which the BCCI scuttled. to always be coming back to the Sourav Ganguly's name have also kingpin of a recently unearthed So he has been operating more out- the local umpires for home umpires over the years, having Former Cricket West Indies ICC for financial support, so what been doing the rounds. international tennis match-fixing side India than in India but has been India's Nitin Menon today series policy which has been officiated in two ICC tourna- (CWI) boss Dave Cameron has we want to happen is not equal Cameron said if he gets to syndicate, has been on BCCI's on the BCCI radar for at least 3-4 became the youngest ever to be approved owing to the COVID- ments (2018 and 2020 Women's thrown his hat in the ring to suc- share of revenues, but equitable become the ICC chairman, he will included in the International 19 pandemic. T20 World Cup), will keep him watchlist for the last four years, years." board's anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh said Dandiwal, who hails ceed India's Shashank Manohar as share," said Cameron. like to take the sport to USA. Cricket Council's Elite Panel of But Menon's elevation cer- in good stead. the next ICC chairman. The former CWI president "The overall cricket structure Umpires for the upcoming 2020- tainly makes him a candidate to "I'm feeling very confident Singh said today. from Mohali, also finds a mention The Sydney Morning Herald on in ACU's education manual. The United States Cricket Hall will need two nominations to stay needs change and needs to be 21 season, replacing England's stand for all five Test matches by the fact that age is on my of Fame recently wrote to in the fray and it is not clear if he looked at from different lenses. Nigel Llong. that India will play against side, but the performance is Saturday reported that Victoria "BCCI also filed a report Police in Australia has named against him with the police. That Manohar, indicating that they will receive the support from CWI There is tremendous opportunity The 36-year-old, who has what ultimately matters. would like to recommend chief Ricky Skerritt, who had in the Americas which has huge officiated in three Tests, 24 Whether I do well or not, age Dandiwal as the "central figure" in was a different nature of crime. He the tennis match-fixing scandal in had taken a cricket team to Cameron to the top post of the replaced him at the helm, and had economies that are untapped, and ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the has little to do with perform- which low-ranked tennis players Australia, there five six players who International Cricket Council. a public spat with him. we need to look at the cricket third from India to make it to the ance." were allegedly convinced to throw went missing, it was an immigration "I believe we need to find a Manohar will relinquish the world from a different set of prestigious group after former "I've stood with most of the matches in at least two events in scam. sustainable financial model where post when his term ends this year, eyes," said Cameron. captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan guys from the Elite Panel in the Egypt and Brazil in 2018. "So the host club in Australia teams can earn through merit," paving the way for the new chair- "We are still trying to fit Test and Sundaram Ravi, who was IPL or international games, so "He is a suspected to be a cor- approached authorities and Cameron, who served as CWI man to formally take over the cricket, T20, ODIs and world axed last year. I'll always have a rapport with ruptor or rather he is a known cor- informed us. We went to the police president from 2013 to 2019, was position. The ICC's Annual events into the same 12 months "To be officiating regularly them and I'm feeling comfort- ruptor. I can talk about his cricket in Mohali and told them this is what quoted as saying by 'Jamaica General Meeting is scheduled at with more teams, and I think there along with the leading umpires able to go." (links only) but he has moved to he has done and got a report regis- Gleaner'. the end of July. is a way to look at that to create and referees of the world is strong domestic structure other sports also. He tried to organ- tered. "The big three India, Australia England and Wales Cricket more money with fewer events something that I always dreamt and years of umpiring in Ranji ise his own leagues and once he "He is very much part of our and England have all the events, Board (ECB) chief Colin Grave is and to allow more players to par- of and the feeling has yet to sink Trophy will also come in handy does that, he fixes games the way he education manual, we tell all the the audience and the biggest econ- currently the front-runner for the ticipate in the global game." (PTI) in," Menon was quoted as say- when he stands for the Test wants it," Singh told. participants about him and show ing in an ICC statement. matches comprising elite teams. "He did (organised) one Asian them their picture and his modus Menon quit playing competi- "The Ranji Trophy is very Premier League in Nepal, was also operandi," said Singh. (PTI) tive cricket at 22 and by 23, he competitive, and then when we had become a senior umpire, England at home early next year. do well we get a chance in the officiating in BCCI accredited The son of a former interna- IPL, which in a way feels like an National level online quiz matches. tional umpire, Menon had a international game. A selection panel comprising short cricketing career and "When I stood in my first contests conducted ICC General Manager (Cricket) played two List A games for international game, there still Geoff Allardice (Chairman), for- Madhya Pradesh. was a bit of pressure, but I Excelsior Correspondent collegiate quiz competition on mer player and commentator "My father (Narendra quickly started feeling more at the topic "Complex Analysis" for Sanjay Manjrekar, and match Menon) is a former international home," he concluded. JAMMU, June 29: Various 6th semester students. referees Ranjan Madugalle and umpire and in 2006, BCCI con- The elevation to the panel Government Degree Colleges About 60 students from vari- David Boon, picked Menon, ducted an exam for umpires and doesn't happen overnight and today organised national level ous colleges and universities who was earlier part of the that was after a gap of almost 10 Menon knows that he needs to quiz competitions on different across J&K participated in the Emirates ICC International years," he recalled. remain consistent in decision- topics to make students familiar quiz competition. E-certificates Panel of Umpires. "So my father told me to take making. about new mode of examination were given to all the students While standard of Indian a chance and give the exam say- "It's not like you perform just (MCQ), recently announced by who secured more than 60 per- umpiring has copped a lot of ing 'if you clear, you can always one year and you'll be on the University of Jammu. cent marks. criticism globally, performance take up umpiring as a profes- elite panel, so we have to be per- Department of Geography, The programme was coordi- of Menon over the past few sion', so I took the Test and in sistent with our performance and Government PG College Rajouri nated by Prof Harshal Sharma conducted national level online and organized by Dr Paras Ram years has been a silver lining. 2006, I became an umpire," ultimately your hard work will quiz competition under the super- and Prof Beant Singh while the The qualification in Elite Menon revealed about his jour- be rewarded because the struc- vision of College Principal, Prof event was conducted under the Panel makes Menon eligible to ney. ture requires us to be consis- (Dr) Shakeel Ahmed Raina. overall supervision of Prof (Dr) officiate in next year's Ashes in He started at a young age and tent." Dr Taseem Ahmed, HOD Vandana Gupta, Principal of the has now completed 13 years in With all the excitement, this profession. Geography was the convener, Dr College. Doon International Menon didn't forget to mention "My priority was to play for Mohd Tufail was the organizing First prize was bagged by the perks of being an Elite Panel the country rather than umpir- secretary of the event whereas Ravinder Singh, Department of School excels in SGAP umpire. ing. But I quit playing at 22 and Prof Riaz Ahmed, Department of Mathematics of University of "You get the best seat in the Excelsior Correspondent I became a senior umpire at the Computer Sciences was on the Jammu, 2nd prize went to house.

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