Kolkata, April 19 -- Former Indian cricketer Abhishek Nayar has returned to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coaching set-up, announced the defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Saturday.

KKR made the announcement on X.

In a post on X, KKR wrote, "Welcome back home, @abhisheknayar1"

https://x.com/KKRiders/status/1913559286132637967

Following a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, India decided to remove assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and fielding coach T Dilip.

BCCI sources informed ANI that assistant Batting coach Abhishek Naiyyar, fielding coach T Dilip, and Strength and Conditioning coach Soham Desai have been removed following India's poor performance in the BGT series and...