34-year-old who mentored Rohit, Karthik to lead KKR Academy
Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, who has mentored Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik and Shreyas Iyer among others, has been named as KKR Academy's Lead Coach and Mentor. The KKR Academy has been launched to provide off-season training facilities and coaching to the players in the squad. The 34-year-old had worked as consultant to KKR's first team in the last IPL season.