Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
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| Full name | Dinesh P. Nanavati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1] Porbandar, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977/78–1983/84 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editNanavati played as a wicket-keeper for Saurashtra between 1977/78 and 1983/84 seasons. He appeared in 32 first-class matches, which included a few for West Zone from 1978/79 to 1981/82. He made more than 1500 first-class runs and effected over 50 dismissals.[2]
Nanavati became a cricket coach after his playing career. He worked for many years at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as West Zone chief coach,[3] wicket-keeping coach[4] and batting coach.[1] Having previously coached the Mumbai under-19 team, he was appointed head coach of Assam in 2004.[3] He had passed the BCCI Level 3 coaching programme earlier the same year.[5] He resigned from his coaching role at the NCA in 2013, citing health reasons.[1] He also conducted coaching camps in North America.
References
edit- ^ a b c Karhadkar, Amol (21 August 2013). "Two senior coaches resign from NCA". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Dinesh Nanavati". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Nanavati named coach - Assam ropes in NCA man for Ranji team, Khan gets U-19". The Telegraph. 31 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Das, N. Jagannath (6 May 2009). "R Sridhar turns T20 fielding coach". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Lalchand Rajput tops in coaches clinic". The Hindu. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2016.[dead link]
External links
edit- Dinesh Nanavati at ESPNcricinfo
- Dinesh Nanavati at CricketArchive (subscription required)