India, April 19 -- Abhishek Nayar has returned to Kolkata Knight Riders amid multiple reports that the former India batter has been removed as the national team's batting coach, following the side's poor outing during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year. India faced a 3-1 series defeat in the away series, squandering a 1-0 lead after the first Test win in Perth. Nayar had worked alongside Gautam Gambhir - the current Indian head coach - with the KKR in the previous season, too.

According to a report from PTI, Nayar was relieved of his duties as Team India's assistant coach barely eight months into the job. The decision, not yet officially announced by the BCCI, comes amid strong whispers of a rift with a prominent member of the ...