While Team India has dominated the England side in the ongoing four-match Test series, another Indian outside the playing squad, who has been one of the stars of the series, is umpire Nitin Menon. The 36-year old umpire started trending on the second day of the fourth Test after some outstanding calls during India's batting innings.
The first instance of Menon's brilliance was on display when he gave India's No 3 Cheteshwar Pujara out when he was struck on the pads. Pujara, however, thought that the ball hit his bat first then the pad. But, the umpire was correct in his judgement as the ball did hit the pads first and he was plumb in front.
In the second decision, Menon gave a tough call on Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, which returned as the umpire's call on the replays.
Menon was lauded by the fans, commentators and many former cricketers alike not just for his brilliance on the field on Friday, but throughout the series.
Here are some of the reactions:
