IPL 2021: Umpire Nitin Menon pulls out due to COVID-19 cases in family Menon was included in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for the season 2020-21 following the annual review and selection process conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2020. By ANI| Posted by Nikita Venkatesh | Published: 29th April 2021 3:55 pm IST Umpire Nitin Menon (photo-ANI) Mumbai : Umpire Nitin Menon, who is in ICC’s Elite Panel, has withdrawn from the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League as coronavirus continues to rage in the country. A BCCI official said Menon’s family has coronavirus cases and that is the reason behind the pull out. “Nitin’s mother and wife have tested positive for coronavirus and that is why he had to pull out. We hope they have a speedy recovery and we are always with him for any help that is needed. The backups that we have will be used in the games that were assigned to him,” the official said.