MUMBAI: In an interesting development, Nikhil Patil junior, who played nine first-class matches and one T20 for Mumbai between 2013-15, has retired at the age of 33 to become a professional umpire. In fact, the Mumbaikar is now eligible to stand in first-class matches- he recently topped the level 2 exams conducted by the BCCI for domestic umpires. Being a former first-class cricketer, Patil didn't need to appear for level 1 exams.
In his first-class career, Patil, who last played a first-class game for Mumbai against Gujarat at the Wankhede Stadium in December 2015, scored 457 [email protected], with one hundred and three fifties.
