Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Abhishek Nayar Appointed Kolkata Knight Riders Head Coach
The Kolkata Knight Riders, a cricket team, have a new head coach named Abhishek Nayar.
He is taking over from Chandrakant Pandit, who coached the team for the last three years.
Abhishek Nayar has been part of the KKR team since 2018 and has also worked with other teams and the Indian national team.
He recently coached the UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League.
The team hopes he will lead them well in the future, as he was with them when they won the championship in 2024.
The team also has a new mentor, Dwayne Bravo, and might make other changes to their coaching staff.
Abhishek Nayar has been confirmed as the new head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
He succeeds Chandrakant Pandit, who coached the team for the past three seasons.
Nayar previously served as an assistant coach for Team India and head coach for the UP Warriorz.
Nayar has been associated with KKR since 2018 and was part of the team when they won the IPL in 2024.
Dwayne Bravo will work alongside Nayar as a mentor, and further support staff changes are anticipated.
- Who
- Abhishek Nayar
- What
- Appointed as the new head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Kolkata Knight Riders franchise
- Why
- Following the departure of Chandrakant Pandit after three seasons.
- New Head Coach
- Abhishek Nayar
- Replaced
- Chandrakant Pandit
- Previous Role
- Assistant Coach, Team India; Head Coach, UP Warriorz
- Tenure with KKR
- Since 2018
- 2024 IPL Performance
- Title Winners (under Gautam Gambhir's mentorship)
- 2025 IPL Performance
- Eighth Place