Dinesh Nanavati

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

Dinesh Nanavati

Personal information
Full name	Dinesh P. Nanavati
Born	1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1] Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Nickname	Nana
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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

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.