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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|name = Nayan Mongia
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Baroda]], [[Gujarat]], India
|country = India
|batting = Right-handed
|bowling =
|role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
|columns = 2
|column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|matches1 = 44
|runs1 = 1,442
|bat avg1 = 24.03
|100s/50s1 = 1/6
|top score1 = 152
|hidedeliveries = true
|catches/stumpings1 = 99/8
|column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|matches2 = 140
|runs2 = 1,272
|bat avg2 = 20.19
|100s/50s2 = 0/2
|top score2 = 69
|catches/stumpings2 = 110/45
|date = 4 February
|year = 2006
|source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31036.html CricInfo
}}

'''Nayan Ramlal Mongia''' {{audio|Nayan_Mongia.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 19 December 1969) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.

Nayan Mongia was accused of match-fixing against West Indies as he gobbled up 21 balls to make a mere 4 runs along with Manoj Prabhakar who made a slow century.
This resulted in West Indies win the match by 43 runs.
Mongia was dropped from the team in the year 2001.
He was a lower order wicket-keeper batsman and batted occasionally on 7th or 8th position.
He has represented India in 2 World Cups, 1996 and 1999.

== Playing career ==

=== First Tour of England ===
In his first tour to [[England]] in 1990, he impressed [[Alan Knott]], who claimed Mongia was a player with natural talent. Mongia has spent many years as India's second successful wicket-keeper after [[Kiran More]], Mongia made his debut in the Indian international cricket team in the mid-1990s and from there, he was considered as India's number one choice as a wicketkeeper.

=== Opening and highest score ===
Mongia scored his maiden Test century against Australia in the one-off Test during the latter's [[Australian cricket team in India in 1996–97|tour of India in 1996–97]], in [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]]. Opening the batting, he scored 152 on a "slow turning wicket of low bounce".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Magazine |first1=Pradeep |title=Marvellous Mongia floors 'em |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961012/28650342.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970420060839/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961012/28650342.html |archive-date=20 April 1997}}</ref> Writing for ''[[the Indian Express]]'', former cricketer [[Ian Chappell]] called it an innings of "skill, patience and concentration".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chappell |first1=Ian |author-link1=Ian Chappell |title=Mongia's effort adds to selectors' headache |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961012/28650402.html |work=The Indian Express |access-date=13 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970526133034/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961012/28650402.html |archive-date=26 May 1997 |date=12 October 1996}}</ref> Mongia was dropped from the team after dissent and allegations of match-fixing.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/1001455.stm|title=Match-fixing report: The main points|date=1 November 2000|publisher=BBC|access-date=9 February 2010}}</ref> Mongia retired from first class cricket in December 2004.<ref name="th">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/22/stories/2004122206291600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118205451/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/22/stories/2004122206291600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2005|title=Nayan Mongia announces retirement |date=22 December 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 February 2010}}</ref>

He also took 5 catches in an ODI match twice. His record was later broken by M.S.Dhoni who achieved this feat 4 times in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Records {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Wicketkeeping records {{!}} Most dismissals in an innings {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283803.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>

In 183 first-class matches, starting in November 1989, he made 353 catches and 43 stumpings, and scored over 7000 runs.In international cricket, Mongia played 44 Tests ending his Test career in an epic [[Kolkata]] Test against [[Australia cricket team]] in [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000–01|March 2001]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/136134.html Mongia announces his retirement]</ref>

== Coaching career ==

In 2004, he was taken as a coach for [[Thailand national cricket team]]. Mongia has also been coach for [[2004 ACC Trophy]] in [[Malaysia]]. Along with the national team, he was also appointed as a coach for [[Thailand national under-19 cricket team]] as well.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/141024.html Nayan Mongia to coach Thailand]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Cricinfo|id=31036}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061006063635/http://www.cricketfundas.com/nayanmongiainterview.html Interview of Nayan Mogia in CricketFundas.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060717131121/http://www.cricketfundas.com/nayanmongiaprofile.html Profile of Nayan Mogia]

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