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Abhishek Nayar revealed that Rohit Sharma was sacked from Ranji Trophy captaincy in 2012 after replacing Ajit Agarkar. (File)

'Ye paagal hai': Abhishek Nayar reveals how Rohit Sharma was once sacked as Mumbai captain after replacing Ajit Agarkar

October 05, 2025 3:26 pm

Former India assistant coach, Abhishek Nayar, recently revealed how Rohit was dismissed as a 'mad and moody' captain in the Mumbai cricketing circles early in his career.

Abhishek Nayar explained how Hardik Pandya emphasied importances on his fitness over skill-sets. (AP)

'Hardik Pandya doesn't believe too much in skill': Former India coach details all-rounder's 'different' approach

September 13, 2025 12:32 pm

Asia Cup 2025: Former India all-rounder Abhishek Nayar details how Pandya does not emphasise too much on his abilities, but rather works on polishing his fitness and related aspects.

Shubman Gill was made India's Test captain after Rohit Sharma retired in May while Shreyas Iyer has not played in the format since February 2024. (Sportzpics)

'Can't fathom why Shreyas Iyer is not part of India's Asia Cup squad': Abhishek Nayar

August 20, 2025 1:55 pm

Shreyas Iyer scored 604 runs at a strike rate of 175.07 in this year’s IPL and also led Punjab Kings to the final

Abhishek Nayar reveals what Rohit Sharma said when he was assistant coach of India: 'KL and bringing out a more aggressive outlook'

June 28, 2025 4:27 pm

Nayar also said how he worked with Rahul to alter his approach

Ex-India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar named mentor for team in T20 Mumbai League 2025

April 27, 2025 11:13 am

Besides Nayar, Mumbai cricket stalwart Paras Mhambrey also has been named as a coach. He will be mentoring ARCS Andheri team.

Ahead of England tour, BCCI removes Abhishek Nayar, T Dilip as coaches of Indian team

April 17, 2025 10:39 pm

Indian team to have new strength and conditioning coach in Adrian Le Roux as BCCI makes changes to the coaching staff post Australia tour debacle

(LEFT) Sunil Gavaskar; (RIGHT) Members of the Indian team in a huddle during the series against Australia. (PHOTOS: Star Sports X, AP Photo)

'Coaching staff kya kar rahe the?' Sunil Gavaskar lambasts Gautam Gambhir's aides

January 05, 2025 6:51 pm

Gavaskar thundered: "Batting main koi dum nahi tha. Questions should be asked (from batting coach) what have you guys done? Why can’t we see any improvement?"

India vs Australia Border Gavaskar Trophy

Border-Gavaskar Trophy | ‘Just before we came to Australia, Gauti bhai and Rohit, we had a discussion on what we wanted out in these three days’: assistant coach Nayar

November 19, 2024 8:24 am

The Indian team had match simulation sessions at WACA ahead of Tuesday’s practice sessions at Optus Stadium.

India's batting coach Abhishek Nayar says 'atmosphere still great' despite series loss

October 31, 2024 7:42 am

"Still a lot of jokes and cricketers are bubbly," Abhishek Nayar.

Harshit Rana celebrates with KKR teammates after helping the hosts beat SRH during an IPL 2024 match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul.)

Harshit Rana - the player who David Hussey said 'could be as good as AB de Villiers in a year'

March 24, 2024 12:59 pm

In the IPL 2024 game vs SRH, Harshit Rana was lauded by Tendulkar and criticized by Gavaskar. In 2022, Rana was called in as an injury replacement. But soon, David Hussey said he was "expecting Rana to be as good as AB de Villiers within a year".

India, US yet to find ‘landing ground’ for trade talks, our red lines must be respected: Jaishankar

India, US yet to find landing ground, our red lines must be respected: Jaishankar on talks

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Underlining that “there are things you can negotiate and there are things you can’t”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Sunday that India has been in talks with the US for “a trade understanding” where “our bottom lines and red lines are respected”. He reassured Quad is active, and India aims to go beyond defending interests and catch up in manufacturing.

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