Abhishek Nayar Birthday Special: Today is the birthday of Abhishek Nayar, assistant coach of the Indian cricket team. People who do not know the story of Abhishek Nair and his role in Indian cricket often ask that how did an ordinary player become the assistant coach of Team India? If such a question comes to your mind then this article is only for you.
Abhishek Nair, born on October 8, 1983, is celebrating his 41st birthday today. Nair made his debut for India in 2009. He played three ODI matches for the country. However, he did not get a chance to bat, hence no runs in his name. There is no wicket for Nair either. He bowled only 18 balls, during which he gave a total of 17 runs.
Abhishek Nair’s figures were excellent in domestic cricket.
It is because of these statistics of Abhishek Nair that people raise questions on his becoming a coach. But let us tell you that even though Nair could not play much in international cricket, he is a great player in domestic cricket. Abhishek Nair has 5749 runs and 173 wickets in his name in 103 matches of first class cricket. In 99 matches of List A, he has 2145 runs and 79 wickets in his name. In 95 matches of T20 cricket, Nair scored 1291 runs and took 27 wickets. You can see how brilliantly Nair has performed in domestic cricket. Apart from these statistics, Nair is expert in one more thing.
Apart from performing strongly in domestic cricket, Abhishek Nair is also an excellent mentor. Even before becoming a coach in IPL, he showed the path to success to the great players of the country. Regarding his career, Abhishek Nair had said in an interview that no one gets anything more than time and luck. Therefore, I am happy with whatever opportunities I have got.
Rohit Sharma made hitman
For your information, let us tell you that in 2011, it was Abhishek Nair who trained Rohit Sharma. He enjoyed helping Rohit so much that it was only after this that he decided to become a mentor. In an interview, Abhishek had said, “I helped Rohit Sharma a lot regarding his fitness. Rohit was very disappointed after being dropped from the 2011 ODI World Cup. Rohit was very overweight at that time, I helped him to get fit and improve his strength. Helped them to recognize what happened next.” It would not be wrong to say that Nair made Rohit a hitman.
Dinesh Karthik was also trained
Apart from Rohit, Dinesh Karthik was also trained by Abhishek Nair. Regarding Karthik in the interview, Nair had told that I had worked with Dinesh Karthik in many ways. My focus with him was to make him recognize his strengths and play his cricket openly. I worked like this with all the players I worked with.”
