IPL 2021: Match referee Manu Nayyar leaves bubble after mother's death

Manu Nayyar last officiated in Tuesday's IPL 2021 match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Manu Nayyar (first from left) looks on during the DC vs RCB toss on Tuesday.

Match referee Manu Nayyar has left the IPL 2021 bio-bubble in Ahmedabad following the death of his mother.

Nayyar last officiated in Tuesday's match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore which the latter won by just one run at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

The match referee confirmed the tragic news to PTI .

 

An IPL source close to the match referee had said earlier, "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."

Nayyar, a former Delhi Ranji Trophy player, had officiated in the Mumbai leg of IPL matches before being assigned for the Ahmedabad leg. It is learnt that he reached Delhi on Thursday to join his family.

The cause of death of Nayyar's mother could not be confirmed.

Earlier in the day, India's top umpire Nitin Menon pulled out of the lucrative league after his family was struck by a couple of COVID-19 cases, 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.