Former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra, who was born on April 29, 1979, and is presently 44 years old, serves as the head coach of Gujarat Titans in the 15th season of the lucrative IPL.
Ashish Nehra, a left-arm bowler, had to wait until 2001 when he was selected for the playing XI against Zimbabwe in Harare before making his ODI debut. He participated in 120 games and took 157 wickets. In addition, he represented India in T20 matches, taking 34 wickets in 27 games since his 2009 debut (against Sri Lanka in Nagpur). The 2003 World Cup match against England was the pinnacle of the Delhi pacer’s career, when he took 6 for 23.
Ashish Nehra is affectionately referred to his teammates and supporters as “Nehraji.” Throughout his career, Nehra battled injuries and fitness issues. Nehra said in an interview that he had surgery 12 times throughout the course of his 18-year career.
Nehra made his Test debut at Colombo in 1999 against Sri Lanka, and his ODI debut in Harare in 2001 against Zimbabwe. On November 1, 2017, at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, Ashish Nehra played his last T20 encounter against New Zealand before announcing his retirement from international cricket. Ashish Nehra is now commentating after quitting cricket, and he also serves as the IPL bowling coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bhanu Nehra is the name of his brother. He has two kids and is married to Rushma Nehra. Ariana, a daughter, and Aarusha, a boy. In the 1997–98 season, Nehra began competing in first-class cricket for his local team, Nehra Nagar in Delhi. Tariq Sinha instructed Nehra in the game of cricket. Nehra made his Test debut in 1999 in Colombo against Sri Lanka, and his ODI debut in 2001 in Harare against Zimbabwe. Mervan Attapattu was the solitary victim of Nehra’s one-wicket performance in his Test debut. In the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, he had a career-best performance against England, taking 6 wickets for 23 runs.
Ashish Nehra, a former fast bowler for India, has participated in 17 Test matches. where he has recorded 44 wickets. He has scored 80 runs throughout this period. In 120 ODIs, he has 157 wickets to his credit. In which he had a 6-for-23 bowling average. Additionally, he has run for 141 runs during this time. Nehra has also represented India in 27 T20 international matches. which he has 34 wickets in. Nehra has twice in an ODI innings captured five wickets.
