[3] A right-handed middle-order batsman, Nayyar went on to represent Himachal Pradesh for 20 seasons and also served as its captain in several matches.
[4] He scored the first hundred by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in 1988 and captained the team to its maiden win in a Ranji Trophy match in 1990.
[3] During the 1995–96 Ranji Trophy, Nayyar scored three back-to-back hundreds and earned a place in the North Zone team.
[7] Nayyar shot to fame in November 1999, when he broke the record for the longest innings in the history of first-class cricket.
[1][8][9] Nayyar, captain of Himachal Pradesh, began his innings at the fall of his team's first wicket in the 11th over on the second day of the match.