BCCI had removed assistant coach Abhishek Nair from Team India after an 8-month tenure, after which he has got a place in the KKR team as an assistant coach in IPL 2025.
India team’s assistant coach Abhishek Nair was removed by BCCI after a tenure of 8 months but now he has joined KKR and will handle the team as assistant coach. Abhishek was shown the door by BCCI 9 months ago. He made his comeback with his previous franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
BCCI had sacked Abhishek Nair

Assistant coach of Team India, 9 months ago, he had taken charge of Team India for only eight months. Along with him, BCCI had also shown the way out of Team India to fielding coach T Dilip and trainer Sohan Desai. But now there is good news for Abhishek and he has again joined the KKR team. Let us tell you that Abhishek Nair was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders since 2018, but after becoming the assistant coach of Team India 9 months ago, he left Kolkata Knight Riders, but now he has returned to the KKR team again and now he will be seen handling KKR as an assistant coach.
KKR shared the information

KKR has given the information about Abhishek Nair joining KKR on social media, in which they have written on their official Twitter handle that welcome back home. 41-year-old Abhishek became the assistant coach of the Indian cricket team from 9 July 2024, he was recently reportedly sacked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Now on April 21, the match between KKR and Gujarat Titans will be held at Eden Gardens. He has also taken charge of KKR before this.
KKR’s journey so far in IPL 2025

Abhishek Nair will now play the role of assistant coach in IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders have played 7 matches so far in this season of IPL, in which they have won three matches and lost four matches and are at the sixth position in the points table with 6 points, let us tell you that the title of IPL 2025 was won by Kolkata Knight Riders, now after Abhishek Nair takes over the team as coach, it has to be seen what kind of change happens in the team and whether the team will be able to win the next match under his direction.