Abhishek Mohan Nayar is a former Indian international cricketer. He is also former batting coach of Indian men’s cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. He played first class cricket for Mumbai and also represented Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He played in his 100th first-class match in November 2018.

Nayar is a useful right-arm medium-pacer who has time and again got Mumbai crucial breakthrough in his young first-class career. He does not quite have the pace to be a regular attacking option but it's with his left-hand batting that he becomes a natural selection. Capable of crease occupation as well as hitting the ball hard, Nayar chipped in with vital contributions in Mumbai's successful Ranji Trophy campaign in 2006.

He was named in India's squad for the ODI tour of the West Indies where he made his debut. In three matches, he played in one innings where he was not able to score a single run in the seven balls he faced and was nearly bowled. While bowling, he bowled three overs and gave away 17 runs without picking up any wickets.

Abhishek was born in Secunderabad to Keralite Mohan Nair and Lekha Nair. His parents were originally from Neyyattinkara in Kerala. He attended Bombay Scottish School in Mahim. He married Natasha Sheikh in 2014.