Nileshkumar Narottambhai "Nilesh" Parmar (Gujarati: નિલેશ પરમાર; born 27 December 1970) is a former Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team between 2007 and 2013. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman.
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Nileshkumar Narottambhai Parmar |
| Born | 27 December 1970 Gujarat, India |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Middle-order batsman |
| International information | |
| National side |
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 April 2016 | |
Parmar was born in the Indian state of Gujarat,[1] and played at under-19 level for the Gujarat and Saurashtra cricket teams. After emigrating to Oman, he made his international debut at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait, aged 36.[2] He featured in three of his side's matches, and in the final against Afghanistan made 66 from 56 balls, for which he was named man of the match.[3] Later in the year, Parmar represented Oman in the 2007 World Cricket League Division Two tournament, played in Namibia.[4] He played in four matches, all of which held List A status, but had little success, scoring only 40 runs.[5] At the 2009 World Cup Qualifier, Parmar topped Oman's batting averages, making 118 runs from four matches (including 41 against Ireland, 38 not out against Canada, and 37 against Scotland).[6] After that event, he did not return to the national team until the 2013 WCL Division Three tournament, by which time he was aged 42. He played only a single match, against Nepal.[2] After retiring from playing, Parmar took up coaching. He has served at various stages as assistant coach of Oman Cricket's national academy and head coach of the Omani national women's team.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Players / Oman / Nilesh Parmar – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b Miscellaneous matches played by Nilesh Parmar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Afghanistan v Oman, Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup 2007/08 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ List A matches played by Nilesh Parmar – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Records / ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2007/08 - Oman / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2009 - Oman / Records / List A matches / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Syed Nadim Siraj (10 December 2014). "NYDT cricketers get salaries, contracts" – MuscatDaily.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ T. K. Mohandoss (15 November 2015). "Oman girls will be 'at their best' this time at GCC Women's T20 Tournament" – Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 April 2016.