Abhishek Nayar, recently shacked from team India's assistant coach duties, will join the third season of the T20 Mumbai League with the Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals as their mentor. Another renowned name in the Indian cricket circuit, Paras Mhambrey, who was an integral part of the Men in Blue brigade during Rahul Dravid's coaching era, is all set to join ARCS Andheri as a mentor.

Nayar and Mhambrey both received their appointment letters from their respective franchises to guide budding talents. T20 Mumbai League , one of the most popular and impactful franchise tournaments for Indian domestic cricket, after a long six-year break, is heading towards its third season, which is scheduled to start on May 26 and conclude on June 8, containing eight teams.

Abhishek Nayar and Paras Mhambrey, with years of coaching experience, can be proved to be the right persons to promote young talents. After relief from the national team duties, Nayar joined IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders, the champion of IPL 2024, where he was an instrumental figure for the Knights.

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This year's T20 Mumbai League is going to be huge, as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) appointed Team India skipper Rohit Sharma as the face of the tournament, and over 2,800 players registered their names for the third season of the league.

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Multiple talented players like Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande, and Shams Mulani, who are currently thriving in IPL, first came under the spotlight when they displayed their skills in Mumbai's own franchise league. MCA recently announced a list containing the names of the coaches appointed by the respective teams. 

Check the list some other mentors here:

• Omkar Salvi (SoBo Mumbai Falcons) 
• Rajesh Pawar (ARCS Andheri)
• Atul Ranade (Triumph Knights Mumbai North East)
• Amit Dani (Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals)
• Prashant Shetty (Eagle Thane Strikers)
• Pravin Tambe (North Mumbai Panthers)
• Vinod Raghvan (Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs)
• Namo Bandra Blasters has yet to announce their coach's name.