| Dinesh Nanavati | |
| Nickname: | Nana |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Dinesh P. Nanavati |
| Birth Place: | Porbandar, Gujarat, India |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Saurashtra |
| Year1: | 1977/78–1983/84 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 32 |
| Runs1: | 1,562 |
| Bat Avg1: | 31.24 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/13 |
| Top Score1: | 88 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 59/8 |
| Date: | 18 March |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31995.html ESPNcricinfo |
Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
Nanavati played as a wicket-keeper for Saurashtra between 1977/78 and 1983/84 seasons. He appeared in 32 first-class matches, which included a few for West Zone from 1978/79 to 1981/82. He made more than 1500 first-class runs and effected over 50 dismissals.[1]
Nanavati became a cricket coach after his playing career. He worked for many years at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as West Zone chief coach, wicket-keeping coach[2] and batting coach.[3] Having previously coached the Mumbai under-19 team, he was appointed head coach of Assam in 2004.[4] He had passed the BCCI Level 3 coaching programme earlier the same year.[5] He resigned from his coaching role at the NCA in 2013, citing health reasons.[3] He also conducted coaching camps in North America.