New Delhi: Abhishek Nair has recently given relief from his duties as an assistant coach of the Indian cricket team by the BCCI, re -included Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL and has played a mentorship role with UP Warrier in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Interestingly, there were reports of his return to KKR before exiting the Indian team, officially confirmed.Nair, who praised KL Rahul for shaping his development as a white ball batsman, was part of Gautam Gambhir’s coaching setup during his tenure with Team India.
Talking about his return to KKR, Nair spoke about the bond shared with the franchise.“KKR is a family for me. Everyone throws a lot of weight around the fact that it is a family, but for me, I think it’s the family because the speed with which I came back [to the team] The fact was a will that I belong to a lot of ways. ,While reflecting his dual appointments, Nair called him an exciting opportunity.“I have always seen anything as an opportunity, and this is an opportunity I am very excited about that,” he told PTI.Discussing his new role with UP Warries, Nair underlined his vision of building a strong, winning mentality.“The opportunity is to build a culture where everyone understands that it plays to win the franchise trophies, and tries and brings that mindset into our ecosystem,” he said.Former India batsman also commented on remarkable progress in women’s cricket.“WPL will not only affect Indian cricket, but also Indian domestic cricket. It is very different from the first year in WPL test, where I felt that many people were more touch players. Now you can see a lot of power to enter the game. You can see that girls can dive around, throw flats, throw.
