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BCCI Restructures Team India Staff, Abhishek Nayar Removed and Returns to KKR

The BCCI enforces a new three-year tenure cap on support staff following Test series defeats, with Adrian Le Roux likely to rejoin as Strength and Conditioning coach.

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and Abhishek Nayar
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Overview

  • Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has been officially removed from Team India's support staff, with his dismissal linked to recent Test series losses to Australia and New Zealand.
  • Nayar has quickly resumed his coaching career, rejoining the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2025 as an assistant coach.
  • The BCCI's new Standard Operating Procedure caps support staff tenures at three years, leading to the exits of fielding coach T Dilip and Strength and Conditioning coach Soham Desai.
  • Reports suggest Nayar's removal may also be tied to internal conflicts, including a rift with a senior support staff member and a prominent player.
  • Veteran fitness coach Adrian Le Roux, credited with revolutionizing India's fitness culture in the 2000s, is expected to return for a second stint with Team India.