Nikhil Naik

Nikhil Shankar Naik is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra [cricket team]. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Maharashtra in the 2013–14 [Vijay Hazare Trophy]. In 2015, he was signed up by the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 30 lakh.
In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata [Knight Riders] in the List of [2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction] for the 2019 [Indian Premier League]. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 7 January 2019. During a match in the 2019 season of the Syed [Mushtaq Ali Trophy], he smashed five sixes in an over against Railways at the Holkar Stadium. He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the List of [2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]. In the List of 2020 [Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction], he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.