{
  "id": 13344061,
  "title": "Nitin Menon’s father, 80, still umpires junior cricket in Indore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/nitin-menons-father-80-still-umpires-junior-cricket-in-indore",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:12:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/nitin-menon-father-narendra-80-years-old-coaching-junior-umpires-indore-10915218/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nitin Menon's father, 80-year-old Narendra Menon, continues to umpire junior cricket matches in Indore. Although his final international umpiring role was in 1998, he remains passionate about the sport. At the Central Gymkhana ground, he oversees matches for three clubs: his own Maharaja Yashwant Rao Cricket Club, the Cricket Club of Indore, and the Indore Divisional Cricket Association. Nitin now oversees matches for boys aged 12 to 15, teaching them the rules and correcting their mistakes. He emphasizes the importance of learning the correct procedures, such as taking off the bails and applying the correct terms like \"no ball.\"",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "80-year-old Narendra Menon still umpires junior cricket in Indore.",
    "Umpires matches for three clubs at Central Gymkhana ground.",
    "Teaches boys aged 12 to 15 proper cricket procedures."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}