Full name Dinesh P. Nanavati Other name Nana | Nickname Nana | |
Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
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.
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, wicket-keeping coach and batting coach. Having previously coached the Mumbai under-19 team, he was appointed head coach of Assam in 2004. He had passed the BCCI Level 3 coaching programme earlier the same year. He resigned from his coaching role at the NCA in 2013, citing health reasons. He also conducted coaching camps in North America.