- NAYAN MONGIA
Nayan Mongia was arguably the best wicket-keeper India had after the retirement of Kiran More. As a keeper, Nayan had great reflexes and pulled off some sensational catches behind the stumps. He kept tidily against quality spinners like Anil Kumble, Venkatapathy Raju and Rajesh Chauhan on the low and turning wickets of the subcontinent.
Besides his keeping credentials, Nayan was a handy lower-order batsman who chipped in with valuable runs down the order. Nayan was quite vocal behind the stumps and it was a common site hearing him encouraging his bowlers on the stumps microphone.