Born on December 19, 1969, in Baroda, Nayan Mongia is a former Indian cricketer. He is a former right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper in the 1990s

In pic: Nayan Mongia pictured during a training session

When Nayan Mongia first toured England in 1990, he impressed legendary English keeper Alan Knott, who claimed Mongia was a natural. Having spent many years as India's second wicketkeeper to Kiran More, Mongia got his breaktrhough int the team in the mid-1990s and was the number one choice as wicket-keeper for many years.

In pic: Nayan Mongia praying at his house

On October 30, 1994, Nayan Mongia was embroiled in a controversy after he and Manoj Prabhakar dead-batted to give up a chase while playing the West Indies in an ODI in Kanpur. The Indian team were chasing a target of 258 in 50 Overs. When Mongia came to bat India needed over 60 runs to win from 9 overs. However, Mongia scored merely 4 runs off 21 balls along with Manoj Prabhakar who also played a slow knock as a result of which India lost the match by 46 runs.

In pic: Nayan Mongia cooking in his kitchen

In pic: Nayan Mongia tries his hand at cooking

In 2004, Nayan Mongia was named as a coach of Thailand national cricket team. He was coach for 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia. Along with national team, Mongia was also named coach of Thailand national under-19 cricket team as well.

In pic: Nayan Mongia deep in prayers

Nayan Mongia's son Mohit is also an upcoming cricketer. In October 2017, captaining Baroda, Mohit Mongia led the team to a dominating victory against Mumbai in an Under-19 match

In pic: Nayan Mongia loves to cook while at home, as is evident in these photos

Nayan Mongia was interviewed at his place, back in the day, and as seen in these pictures, The former wicket-keeper loves to pray and cook

In pic: Nayan Mongia engrossed in reading

A file photo of Nayan Mongia in his younger days

In pic: Nayan Mongia pictured during a international Test match while representing the Indian national team.

In pic: Nayan Mongia collecting an award at an event in the 1990s

In pic: Nayan Mongia pictured while shooting for a TV talk show, 'Face to Face'.

In pic: A picture from a match between India and South Africa, where Nayan Mongia is seen appealing, the other cricketer in the picture is late South African captain Hansie Cronje.

In pic: Nayan Mongia in action behind the stumps during a match between India and Zimbabwe

In pic: A recent picture of Nayan Mongia from an event