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Abhishek Nayar, who had a tumultuous spell as the assistant coach of Team India, has returned to the IPL circuit after receiving his marching orders from the BCCI . Nayar has rejoined the Kolkata Knight Riders and also agreed to mentor the WPL franchise UP Warriorz. Surprisingly, the KKR development broke out even before his dismissal from the Indian team was officially confirmed.
While he has unfortunately met with a sack, Nayar’s contribution to the Indian side has not gone unacknowledged, as batter KL Rahul has credited him for evolving his role as a batter in the white-ball format.
Abhishek Nayar on rejoining KKR
Addressing a return to the KKR, Nayar stated that he deems the franchise as his ‘family’, and hence it was not a tough decision to contemplate a U-Turn towards the Eden Gardens.
“KKR is family to me. Everyone throws his weight way too much around the fact that it’s family, but for me, I think it’s family because the speed at which I came back [to the team] was a testament to the fact that that’s where I belong in a lot of ways,” he said.
“I’ve always looked at anything as opportunities, and this is an opportunity, which I’m very, very excited for in that regard,” Nayar told PTI.
Stoked about the WPL challenge
Nayar’s expertise will not be confined to only KKR, as the former Mumbai cricketer has also landed a role to mentor UP Warriorz in the WPL. Nayar cut out an excited figure about the new task at hand, and looking forward to shaping the future of women’s cricket, which holds exponential potential.
“The opportunity is to create a culture where everyone understands that this franchise plays to win trophies, and try to bring that mentality into our ecosystem,” he said.
“WPL will impact not only Indian cricket, but also Indian domestic cricket. It is very different from the first year in a WPL trial, where I felt many people were more touch players. Now you can see so much more power entering the game. You can see the girls diving around, throws are flat, throws are faster. There’s enormous growth, and that’s not going to stop,” he added.
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