About Me:
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Name:
Shri Nayan Ramlal Mongia
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Category:
Sports and Advanture
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Award:
Arjuna Award (1998)
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Area:
Former Indian cricketer
Details:
Biography: Nayan Ramlal Mongia (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.