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Match referee Manu Nayyar leaves IPL bubble after mom’s dying

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Match referee Manu Nayyar left the Indian Premier league (IPL) bio-bubble in Ahmedabad following the dying of his mom.
Nayyar final officiated in Tuesday’s match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore which the latter gained by only one run on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“It happened last night as she didn’t wake up in the morning. Manu left the bubble and is in Delhi today. We are not sure if he will join the bubble again,” an IPL supply near the match referee informed PTI.
Nayyar, a former Delhi Ranji Trophy participant, had officiated within the Mumbai leg of IPL matches earlier than being assigned for the Ahmedabad leg. It is learnt that he reached Delhi on Thursday to affix his household.
The reason behind dying of Nayyar’s mom couldn’t be confirmed.
Earlier within the day, India’s prime umpire Nitin Menon pulled out of the profitable league after his household was struck by a few COVID-19 instances, whereas his Australian counterpart Paul Reiffel’s makes an attempt at leaving hit a useless finish due to his nation’s suspension of air journey with India.
Menon, a resident of Indore, left the IPL bio-bubble after his spouse and mom examined optimistic for COVID-19.
Menon is the one Indian within the ICC elite panel of umpires and was lately praised for his work throughout India’s house sequence towards England.