Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
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Full name | Dinesh P. Nanavati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1948/1949 (age 72–73)[1] Porbandar, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Nana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977/78–1983/84 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 March 2016 |
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.