Dinesh Nanavati

Dinesh Nanavati
Personal information
Full name Dinesh P. Nanavati
Born 1948/1949 (age 66–67)[1]
Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Nickname Nana
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–1983/84 Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 32
Runs scored 1,562
Batting average 31.24
100s/50s 0/13
Top score 88
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 59/8
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 March 2016

Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.

Life and career

Nanavati 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

  1. 1 2 3 Karhadkar, Amol (21 August 2013). "Two senior coaches resign from NCA". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dinesh Nanavati". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nanavati named coach - Assam ropes in NCA man for Ranji team, Khan gets U-19". The Telegraph. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Das, N. Jagannath (6 May 2009). "R Sridhar turns T20 fielding coach". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lalchand Rajput tops in coaches clinic". The Hindu. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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