1998 Sharjah Coca-Cola Cup final- India XI: Where are they now?

Sharjah
The jubilant Indian squad after winning the trophy

3. Nayan Mongia

Nayan Mongia
Nayan Mongia played a little but important knock in the final

The wicketkeeper-batsman was promoted up the order in the final and it paid dividends as he stitched an important 89-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar.

Mongia, who has many wicket-keeping records for India in his kitty, will always be remembered for all the wrong reasons. The man who holds the record for most catches in a test match (8, twice) by an Indian Wicket-keeper, had his name embroiled in many off-the-field controversies. He was dropped from the India team for apparently not trying to win a match, suspended after showing dissent at an umpire, and banned after suspicions of being involved in the match-fixing crisis of the late 1990s.

After retiring in 2004, he was named as a coach of Thailand national cricket team. Along with the senior team, Mongia was also named coach of Thailand under-19 cricket team as well.

Mongia now has become a cricket analyst and gives his opinion on many things related to the game.

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