Abhishek Nayar, the 34-year all-rounder, is one of the most experienced first-class cricketers ever played for Mumbai as he played as many as 99 FC matches. He has flourished in all departments with 5627 runs and 164 wickets in white-clothing cricket. However, he hasn’t quite been able to feature consistently in the Mumbai Ranji team from the last season. He played only five matches last season.
Moreover, Nayar wasn’t included in the pre-season camp of Mumbai’s upcoming domestic campaign. The omission has added to his frustration and he will now be representing Puducherry. Nayar also has an experience of 93 List A and 95 T20 matches. Moreover, the Hyderabad-born cricketer represented India in three One Day Internationals back in 2009.Unfortunately, he only got to bowl three overs and in batting he faced just even deliveries, combining the three encounters and thereafter went out of the national selectors’ radar.
Recently, Nayar decided to bid goodbye to Mumbai cricket and the Indian opener Rohit Sharma got emotional on the occasion. Rohit made his first-class debut back in 2006 and has played alongside Nayar on quite a number of times for Mumbai.
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Sharm took to Twitter and wrote, “One of Mumbais stalwarts is biding adieu to Mumbai cricket. I have known this guy for a long time and I can honestly say he’s the most selfless man I have met. Giving back to the game/players is his forte. Good luck with all the exciting things ahead buddy @abhisheknayar1,”.
One of Mumbais stalwarts is biding adieu to Mumbai cricket. I have known this guy for a long time and I can honestly say he’s the most selfless man I have met. Giving back to the game/players is his forte. Good luck with all the exciting things ahead buddy @abhisheknayar1 pic.twitter.com/v39LdjlSsH
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 20, 2018
Rohit Sharma recently played in India’s T20I and ODI series against Ireland and England. He played some memorable knocks against the Brits, but couldn’t stake his claim into the Test team, which is currently playing a five-match series against the Poms. The World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be taking place in England and Wales next year and Rohit is expected to be a vital cog in the Indian squad.
