The absence of Menon and Srinath from the ICC officials for the Champions Trophy is a significant development leading up to the highly anticipated tournament.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the list of match officials assigned for the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy on Wednesday, February 5.

Pakistan's interim head coach Aaqib Javed said India should be worried about the fitness of their leading fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah ahead of their clash in the upcoming Champions Trophy, set to happen in Dubai on February 23.

No Indians were named in the list of match officials for ICC Champions Trophy 2025. According to a PTI report, India’s Nitin Menon opted out of the tournament. Former India cricketer and current ICC match referee Javagal Srinath too didn’t find a place.

Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon "mutually agreed" with the ICC that they would not undertake any officiating assignments in Pakistan

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Indian umpire Nitin Menon, who is a part of ICC's elite panel, has shown his back to the Pakistan Cricket Board and refused to go to Pakistan. The post India’s Elite umpire opts out from his role in Champions Trophy: Showed his back to PCB appeared first on Cricket Country.

Nitin Menon, India's sole representative in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, has withdrawn from officiating in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan due to personal reasons. On the other hand,

India's ICC elite umpire Nitin Menon and veteran match referee Javagal Srinath have pulled out of Champions Trophy 2025