The Indian Senior cricket team will have the privilege of being joined by Abhishek Nayar who has been a coach to many successful cricketers and is a former Indian all-rounder He will be accompanied by Ryan ten Doeschate The players are apparently scheduled to start arriving this July 27th for their limited overs series against Sri Lanka going by various reports from different media sources.
Reports emerged that Gautam Gambhir wanted his preferred coaches to be Nayar and Ten Doeschate following his appointment as the head coach of the Indian national team. During their times at the Kolkata Knight Riders for which they won the title for the third time in the franchise’s history being in the same IPL 2024 session, Abhishek Nayar had previously worked with Gambhir.
It will be an enormous loss for Kolkata Knight Riders if India succeeds because they will have to replace Gambhir and Nayar. Abhishek Nayar’s popularity is largely due to his deep understanding of players’ psychological patterns and corresponding behavior in coaching circles.
Here Are The 3 reasons Why KKR Will Feel Abhishek Nayar’s Absence In The IPL:
#3 popular figure among the local players
"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 🇮🇳 𝘕𝘰. 4 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘴 𝘐𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵" – Abhishek Nayar#KnightRidersAcademy @ShreyasIyer15 @abhisheknayar1 pic.twitter.com/iwR9fU7vDc
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 9, 2023
Over the years Kolkata Knight Riders have thrived by utilizing their local talents and strength. Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the latest entrant to the club by whom they have mentored many youngsters.
Due to his instrumental involvement in reviving and shaping various international players’ careers, Abhishek Nayar was made the assistant coach in 2024 by the Knight Riders. Therefore, Varun Chakravarthy attributed formation of KKR’s Indian players’ core group to Nayar.
Among many more, Nayer has also worked with Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Karthik. He is a much-liked figure among the local talents and anyone interested in scouting will for sure miss his expertise in the KKR dugout as from next season.
#2 A motivational character in the dressing room
❤️❤️❤️…. To more nights of yummy food banter and card tricks😋…..you are the epitome of kindness and a heart of Gold.. ♥️♥️❤️. https://t.co/hbEUhBSMXq
— abhishek nayar (@abhisheknayar1) May 29, 2024
The drive to win for Abhishek Nayar players is riveting, especially following painful defeats, hence qualifying him as one of the best coaches. Following KKR’s 2024 win, Varun Chakravarthy pointed out that it was Nayar who raised the dressing room and played a key role in that successful race.
“In the last game, after conceding so many runs, it was a tough pill to take but the whole team motivated us. Abhishek Nayar and even Shahrukh Khan came and spoke to me, definitely motivated us,” Chakravarthy had said during the previous IPL.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, in his example, says Abhishek Nayar is almost family to him: he has described ways in which Nayar has encouraged him to go out for what he wants most often. Abhishek’s behavior towards the local Indian players is best depicted by these statements made by him.
In the Knight Riders Team, most of the players have a close attachment to Nayar, if he will not be around in the imminent season of The IPL, it may affect them big time.
#1 Used to bridge the gap between international and local players
An individual may feel the need to be recognised among his peers or by himself for what he has learned or achieved. In the presence of Abhishek Nayar, the local and international players interacted well. He was responsible for making the new team members feel at ease and established a rapport between players.
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