Born on December 19, 1969, in Baroda, Nayan Mongia is a former Indian cricketer. He is a former right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper in the 1990s
In pic: Nayan Mongia pictured during a training session
When Nayan Mongia first toured England in 1990, he impressed legendary English keeper Alan Knott, who claimed Mongia was a natural. Having spent many years as India's second wicketkeeper to Kiran More, Mongia got his breaktrhough int the team in the mid-1990s and was the number one choice as wicket-keeper for many years.
In pic: Nayan Mongia praying at his house
On October 30, 1994, Nayan Mongia was embroiled in a controversy after he and Manoj Prabhakar dead-batted to give up a chase while playing the West Indies in an ODI in Kanpur. The Indian team were chasing a target of 258 in 50 Overs. When Mongia came to bat India needed over 60 runs to win from 9 overs. However, Mongia scored merely 4 runs off 21 balls along with Manoj Prabhakar who also played a slow knock as a result of which India lost the match by 46 runs.
In pic: Nayan Mongia cooking in his kitchen
In 2004, Nayan Mongia was named as a coach of Thailand national cricket team. He was coach for 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia. Along with national team, Mongia was also named coach of Thailand national under-19 cricket team as well.
In pic: Nayan Mongia deep in prayers
Nayan Mongia's son Mohit is also an upcoming cricketer. In October 2017, captaining Baroda, Mohit Mongia led the team to a dominating victory against Mumbai in an Under-19 match
Nayan Mongia was interviewed at his place, back in the day, and as seen in these pictures, The former wicket-keeper loves to pray and cook
In pic: Nayan Mongia pictured during a international Test match while representing the Indian national team.
In pic: A picture from a match between India and South Africa, where Nayan Mongia is seen appealing, the other cricketer in the picture is late South African captain Hansie Cronje.
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