Rohit Sharma Gives Heartfelt Tribute To Pondicherry-Bound Ex-Teammate Abhishek Nayar
India star Rohit Sharma has paid a fitting tribute to his former Mumbai teammate Abhishek Nayar who has ended his long association with Mumbai.
After representing Mumbai in 99 first-class games, Nayar has decided to play for Pondicherry, one of the nine new teams in the Ranji Trophy. Nayar took to Twitter to reveal the news, writing:
MUMBAI >>>PUDUCHERRY???thank you everyone who has helped me and been part of this wonderful 20 years of khadoos cricket,right from the u14s to 99firstclass games..it's been an honour?.it's an emotional moment for me but I leave a happy man.the lion shall always roar in my ?.
Ever since Nayar broke the news, his teammates and fans have bombarded him with tribute for his immense contribution to Mumbai Cricket. And Rohit Sharma also did not take long to do his bit. The India opener took to Twitter to hail Nayar, writing:
???One of Mumbais stalwarts is biding adieu to Mumbai cricket. I have known this guy for a long time and I can honestly say he???s the most selfless man I have met. Giving back to the game/players is his forte. Good luck with all the exciting things ahead buddy @abhisheknayar1???
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Things turned sour for Nayar in the last season of Ranji Trophy. He had a forgettable outing last season. He scored only 130 runs and took eight wickets from five games before being dropped for the rest of the season. Earlier this year, he also could not make it Mumbai???s pre-season preparatory camp.
Before the last season, Nayar had enjoyed two blockbuster seasons. In 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, he had netted a combined 1006 runs (average 43.74) and took 40 wickets (average 28.975) across 18 games.
Nayar is one of the most experienced cricketers in the domestic cricket at the moment. The southpaw, who represented India in three ODIs, has played 99 first-class games and 93 List A games so far.
In first-class, he has amassed 5,627 runs in addition to picking up 164 wickets. In the List A format, he has scored 1,932 runs and has taken 73 wickets.
