On the first day of the three Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand on November 1 i.e. today, Indian cricket team is ready to bid farewell to left- handed bowler- pace Ashish Nehra. It is actually a great event as his last match will be played at Feroz shah Kotla, which is his home ground. Even, the sight screen of Feroz Shah Kotla read “Farewell Ashish Nehra”.
38 year old Nehra intimated his decision of retirement to chief coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli as per the source. The T20 match with New Zealand will be a great chance for Ashish Nehra to take retirement at the home ground. In fact, Ashish Nehra has become the second Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to be given the privilege to pick a day at his home ground to say goodbye.
Nehra’s request for this final match
For his last match at Kotla, Nehra had requested for the reservation of a whole box to have his friends and family. It is understood that Nehra won’t play even in the Indian Premier League’s next season.
His career graph
Talking about Nehra’s career, he began his career in 1999 under Mohammad Azharuddin. He has played 17 Tests, 120 ODIs and 26 T20 Internationals matches for the country. His performance at Durban in the 2003 World Cup was still remembered. He played this match very well despite being unwell. He was also part of 2011 World Cup-winning squad. He contributed in wining semi-finals. His match-turning performance against Pakistan was memorable. He missed the final due to a finger fracture. As per the sources, few IPL franchises want Nehra as their bowling coach-cum-mentor. This is expected due to Ashish Nehra’s unparalledled knowledge with the white ball.
Today’s match is the goodbye match for veteran Ashish Nehra. Hence, everybody is expecting it to end on a good note by winning the match against New Zealand.
