Abhishek Nayar Joins KKR After Getting Sacked By BCCI From Indian Cricket Team

Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricket group assistant coach, who was lately sacked by the BCCI has joined a brand new group. The after-shock of India’s Border Gavaskar Trophy loss in opposition to Australia was felt on Wednesday as sources claimed that the Rohit Sharma-led group’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has been sacked regardless of being solely eight months into his tenure with the nationwide facet. Also, coach Soham Desai and fielding coach T Dilip wouldn’t proceed of their respective roles.

Now, Nayar has joined Kolkata Knight Riders. Nayar was earlier related to the IPL group when Gautam Gambhir was the mentor. The two cast a superb partnership which noticed KKR win the IPL 2024.

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While most stories claimed that Nayar was being eliminated after India’s poor present on the Tour of Australia, information company PTI got here up with an fascinating element.  

A report by PTI claimed that Nayar’s removing was on the playing cards after Sitanshu Kotak was added to the Indian group’s assist employees as an extra batting coach.

“…just after the tour of Australia, there was a review meeting conducted by the BCCI. The top officials of the board, including secretary Devajit Saikia and vice-president Rajeev Shukla, were present along with important members associated with the Indian team, and the national selectors,” a BCCI supply was quoted as saying by the information company.

“On the sidelines of the meeting, a powerful member of the support staff expressed his apprehensions about Nayar’s presence and said how him being in the dressing room is proving to be counter-productive.

“While the BCCI did not act instantly however they introduced in Kotak, the previous Saurashtra run-accumulator. It was a approach of side-lining Nayar throughout the Champions Trophy,” the supply added.