Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja all retired from T20Is after India won the T20 World Cup last year.

"Look at Abhishek Sharma. Look at Tilak Varma. Look at Jaiswal, Gill. They became big players after being given that confidence, that license to express themselves. And if they play with Virat Kohli ...

Nayar, who was recently let go from the Indian team, has been credited by several players like Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul ...