Abhishek Nayar Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Abhishek Mohan Nair
Profession	Former Cricketer (All Rounder) Cricket Mentor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 3 July 2009 against West Indies
Jersey Number	• #25 (IPL, Rajasthan Royals) • #25 (IPL, Punjab Kings) • #36 (IPL, Pune Warriors)
Domestic/State Team	• Mumbai (2005–2018) • Mumbai Indians (2008–2010) • Punjab Kings (2011–2012) • Pune Warriors India (2013) • Rajasthan Royals (2014–2015) • Puducherry (2018)
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm Medium
Records (main ones)	• 2013: Bowling the longest over in a 50 over match against South Zone in the semifinals of the Deodhar Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Guwahati [1]First Post
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 October 1983 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	40 Years
Birthplace	Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India
School	Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	7 June 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse	Natasha Sheikh (Hair Stylist & Makeup Artist)
Parents	Father- Mohan Nair Mother- Lekha Nair
Favourites
Cricketer	Wasim Jaffer
Food	Vadda Pav, Pani Puri
Social Media
Instagram	Abhishek Nayar
Twitter	Abhishek Nayar
LinkedIn	Abhishek Nayar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhishek Nayar

• Abhishek Nayar belongs to a Malyali family in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• During childhood, Abhishek Nayar aspired to become a football player as he enjoyed the sport; however, his father convinced him to pursue cricket instead as football had no future.

• Abhishek Nayar began practising and playing cricket at Shivaji Park, Mumbai and was mentored by many renowned Indian cricketers including Chandrakant Pandit, Pravin Ambre, and Dinesh Nanavati.

• He began his career playing for Mumbai in various Under-16 and Under-19 leagues. Later, he was chosen for the Mumbai team for the Ranji Trophy.

• In 2006, Abhishek Nayar played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and gained much fame as a cricketer during the tournament.

• In 2007, Abhishek Nayar scored 152 against the Karachi Urbans during the Mohammad Nissar Trophy.

• During the 2012/13 Ranji Trophy, he became the second-highest run-scorer. He scored more than 966 runs including three centuries and eight 50s and picked 19 wickets in total.

• In 2009, during his debut ODI match against West Indies, Abhishek he played in one innings where did not score a single run in the seven balls he was faced with. While bowling, he played three overs and gave away 17 runs without picking up any wickets.

• In February 2013, he was not part of India A or Board President’s XI (India); however, he was selected to play in the second match during a practice tour against Australia in Chennai.

• In 2013, Abhishek equalled the record of the Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami in an ODI when he sent down 10 wides and a no-ball in a 17-ball over in the semi-final of the inter-zone Deodhar Trophy. Nayar was unhappy and later said, “It was more disappointment than dissent.”

• Abhishek began bowling in the 12th over of South Zone’s innings and took the wicket of opener Hanuma Vihari‘s first ball. He started throwing wides after the ball of the over.

• In 2013, during the Challenger Trophy, he played for the India Blues and scored an unbeaten 75 off 39 balls against India Red.

• During the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy Tournament, he was dropped by Mumbai and later played four matches with the Puducherry team.

• In 2018, he shifted from Mumbai to Puducherry team for the Ranji Trophy tournament.

• In November 2018, he played in his 100th match.
  

  Abhishek Nayar during his 100th match

• In an interview, Nayar said that the best and the proudest moment for him during his career was when he won his first Ranji Trophy tournament.

• In July 2018, he was appointed as an assistant coach for Kolkata Knight Riders and has been appointed the head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders, the franchise cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League.
  

  Abhishek Nayar as the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders

• In 2019, at the age of 36, he retired from his cricket career. In an interview, he talked about retiring and said,
  

  I have been thinking about this for a while. When you have no more opportunities of playing at the highest level, it is better that I make way for a young cricketer. There is no point in staying back and I want to focus on coaching assignments now”

• Abhishek Nayar has also played for SoBo Supersonics at the T20 Mumbai Tournament.

• He is often credited with the success of the Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik’s success in the Indian Premier League.  In an interview, Dinesh Karthik’s father said,
  

  It was Nayar who inspired Karthik to aim for the role of a specialist batsman at the death, and now he is excelling in that.”

   

• Abhishek Nayar is a dog lover and has a pet dog.
  

  Abhishek Nayar with his pet dog