Nileshkumar Narottambhai "Nilesh" Parmar ( gu, નિલેશ પરમાર; born 27 December 1970) is a former Indian-born

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er who played for the

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between 2007 and 2013. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman. Parmar was born in the Indian state of

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, and played at under-19 level for the

and

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s. After emigrating to Oman, he made his international debut at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait, aged 36.Miscellaneous matches played by Nilesh Parmar
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016. He featured in three of his side's matches, and in the final against

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made 66 from 56 balls, for which he was named man of the match. Later in the year, Parmar represented Oman in the 2007 World Cricket League Division Two tournament, played in Namibia. He played in four matches, all of which held List A status, but had little success, scoring only 40 runs. At the 2009 World Cup Qualifier, Parmar topped Oman's

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s, making 118 runs from four matches (including 41 against

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, 38 not out against

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, and 37 against

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). 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

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. After retiring from playing, Parmar took up coaching. He has served at various stages as assistant coach of

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's national academy and head coach of the Omani national women's team.T. K. Mohandoss (15 November 2015)
"Oman girls will be 'at their best' this time at GCC Women's T20 Tournament"
– ''

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''. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parmar, Nilesh 1970 births Living people Indian cricket coaches Indian cricketers Indian emigrants to Oman Indian expatriates in Oman Omani cricketers Cricketers from Gujarat