Nitin Menon, Kumar Dharmasena to be on-field umpires for 2023 World Cup opener

New Delhi: Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharmasena will be on-field umpires for the ICC World CupWorld CupWorld Cup 2023 opener between England and New Zealand on October 5 in Ahmedabad, the ICC announced on Friday. Former India pacer Javagal Srinath, who completed 250 games as a Match Referee in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, will be looking after the law and order in the game while Paul Wilson and Saikat will serve as TV and the fourth umpires respectively.

Sixteen umpires have been shortlisted for the mega event hosted by India from October 5 to November 19, which includes 12 ICC Elite Panel umpires and four members of the ICC Emerging Umpire Panel.

Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus and Rod Tucker, who were a part of the 2019 World Cup final at Lord’s are also there in this edition. Only Aleem Dar misses the list this time after he stepped down from the Elite Panel in March earlier this year.