India, April 21 -- Abhishek Nayar has officially made his comeback into the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) setup. The former batter's return to the KKR support staff was announced shortly before it emerged that he was sacked as India's assistant coach. The defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions posted a video on their X handle showing Nayar in his first nets session.

Nayar can be seen walking onto the field with captain Ajinkya Rahane. He is told, "Welcome back, coach" by the person operating the camera, to which Nayar replies: "Thank you. Appreciate it. Good to be back." The former India and Mumbai all-rounder is then seen interacting with head coach Chandrakant Pandit before talking to Rinku Singh and overseeing his nets session ...