Abhishek Nayar

Abhishek Nayar
Personal information
Full name
Abhishek Mohan Nayar
Born (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983
Secunderabad, Telangana, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm Medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 178)3 July 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI30 September 2009 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2018Mumbai
2008–2010Mumbai Indians
2011–2012Kings XI Punjab
2013Pune Warriors India
2014–2015Rajasthan Royals
2018Pondicherry
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 3 103 99 95
Runs scored 0 5,749 2,145 1,291
Batting average 45.62 31.08 21.51
100s/50s 0/0 13/32 2/10 0/3
Top score 0* 259 118 79
Balls bowled 18 12,412 3,043 679
Wickets 0 173 79 27
Bowling average 31.47 30.10 34.33
5 wickets in innings 6 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/131 6/28 3/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 22/– 23/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 November 2025

Abhishek Mohan Nayar (born 8 October 1983) is a former Indian international cricketer and is the current head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders and UP Warriorz. He is also the former Assistant Coach of Indian men’s cricket team. He was an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He played first class cricket for Mumbai and Pondicherry, and played his 100th first-class match in November 2018. Nayar represented Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.