New Delhi: India’s top umpire Nitin Menon has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after his family was struck by a couple of COVID-19 cases. Similarly, Australia Paul Reiffel has also pulled out of the IPL due to personal reasons.
According to reports, Menon, a resident of Indore, has left the IPL bio-bubble after his wife and mother tested positive for COVID-19 while his Australian counterpart Paul Reiffel’s attempts at leaving hit a dead end because of his country’s suspension of air travel with India.
Menon is the second Indian to pull out of the tournament after Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who also went home after all his family members tested positive.
Three Australians Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa have left home due to the unprecedented health crisis in India.
