Abhishek Nayar
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Full name | Abhishek Mohan Nair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hyderabad, India | 8 October 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm Medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 178) | 3 July 2009 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 September 2009 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005–2018 | Puducherry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 December 2018 |
Abhishek Mohan Nair (born 8 October 1983) is a former Indian international
. He played in his 100th first-class match in November 2018.Domestic career
Nayar is a useful right-arm medium-pacer who has time and again got Mumbai crucial breakthrough in his young first-class career. He does not quite have the pace to be a regular attacking option but it's with his left-hand batting that he becomes a natural selection. Capable of crease occupation as well as hitting the ball hard, Nayar chipped in with vital contributions in Mumbai's successful Ranji Trophy campaign in 2006.
The first-class century narrowly eluded him for a time - he made 97 against Gujarat in 2006 but when it came it was a big one, 152 against
Nayar was bought by the lucrative Indian Premier League's Mumbai franchise in early 2008 and enjoyed regular playing time as the tournament kicked off. In the final of the 2008/09 Ranji Trophy, he made a vital 99 that helped set up Mumbai's 38th triumph and, after being on the fringes of the national side.
He was the second highest run-scorer in the 2012/13 Ranji Trophy season scored 966 runs for Mumbai including three centuries and eight 50s. He also picked up 19 wickets to play an important role in the team's 40th Ranji Trophy title.
He selected to play for India A against
Fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th were all wides. All bar one of those were off-side wides. Nayar even tried to shorten his run-up but to no avail.
He scored a century along with the Vijay Zol ensured India A held on for a draw against New Zealand "A" in Visakhapatnam on the final day in September 2013.
In
After the 2018 IPL season, he was named as the mentor and head coach of the first-of-its-kind, KKR academy, to guide the youngsters of KKR during the off-season.[1]
Ahead of the
International career.
He was named in India's squad for the ODI tour of the West Indies where he made his debut. In three matches, he played in one innings where he was not able to score a single run in the seven balls he faced and was nearly bowled. While bowling, he bowled three overs and gave away 17 runs without picking up any wickets.[4]
Coaching career
He was appointed as assistant coach for Kolkata Knight Riders and has been appointed the head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders
Personal life
Abhishek was born in Secunderabad to
References
- ^ "Abhishek Nayar named coach of KKR Academy". The Times of India. 11 July 2018.
- ^ "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "On the cusp of milestones, Abhishek Nayar and Vinay Kumar look back on career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Who has been out stumped most often in Tests?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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