Former all-rounder Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team. Gambhir was appointed by the BCCI on the 9th as former head coach Rahul Dravid's tenure ended with the T20 World Cup series.
With Dravid's retirement, the bowling and batting coaches who were part of his supporting staff also retired. Hence, the BCCI engaged in the work of appointing new coaches in response to them. Meanwhile, as Gautam Gambhir is set to act as head coach, the BCCI has asked him to select his suitable assistant coaches. It also gave power.
In this case, Abhishek Nair and Ryan ten Dosket have been appointed as the assistant coaches of the Indian cricket team. They join the squad for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka starting from 27th.
Who is this Abhishek Nair?
Abhishek Nair was born on October 8, 1983. He has played as an all-rounder for the Indian cricket team as a left-arm batting and right-arm medium pace bowler. In domestic cricket, he has played for Mumbai. He has played in the Indian Premier League for teams including Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors and Rajasthan Royals. Also, he played his 100th first-class match in November 2018.
Abhishek Nair, who has been a coach for many years, has served as the assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. Trinbago has also been the head coach of the Knight Riders.
Abhishek Nair was instrumental in winning the trophy for Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions in the IPL series. Abhishek Nair has been brought in as the assistant coach after being appointed as the coach of the Indian team while Gautam Gambhir was working as a consultant for the Kolkata team. Similarly, former Dutch all-rounder Den Toskete, who was the fielding coach of the Kolkata team, has also been included as an assistant coach in the Indian team.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed the appointment of all-rounders Abhishek Nair and Ryan ten Tosket as assistant coaches ahead of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
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