Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra (
pronunciation (help·info); born 29 April 1979) is a cricket coach and former cricketer who played in all formats of the game. Nehra announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in late 2017, with the Twenty20 International match against New Zealand on 1 November 2017 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground his last appearance.[1][2]
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| Born | 29 April 1979 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 220) | 24 February 1999 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 April 2004 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 137) | 21 June 2001 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 March 2011 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 25) | 9 December 2009 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 November 2017 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2017 | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Pune Warriors India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Chennai Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal lifeEdit
Nehra was born in 1979 in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi Cantonment, Delhi to Diwan Singh Nehra and Sumitra Nehra.[3]
International careerEdit
Nehra was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC and Cricinfo.[4][5]
Domestic careerEdit
In the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy, he took 6/16 from 10 overs to bowl out Vidarbha for a meagre 88 in the first innings at the Roshanara Club Ground at Delhi.[6]
After recovering from the ankle injury that prevented him from playing for the Delhi Ranji Team in the 2007–08 season,[7] Nehra joined the Indian Premier League and signed up for the Mumbai Indians franchise.[7] For his performances in 2014 and 2015 for Chennai Super Kings, he was named in the Cricinfo CLT20 XI.[8]
Coaching careerEdit
In January 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed Ashish Nehra as their bowling coach. Nehra retained his position in 2019's season of IPL.
In January 2022, he was appointed the head coach of newly formed Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans.[9] In the 2022 IPL season, Gujarat Titans finished top of the table and went on to win the trophy in the final against Rajasthan Royals. Nehra also became the first Indian head coach to win the Indian Premier League.[10]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Nehra farewell hogs headlines in T20I series opener". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "Rohit, Dhawan break both records and New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ http://www.jatmahasabha.in/2009/09/ashish-nehra-jat-cricketer-from-delhi.html Ashish Nehra
- ↑ "ICC names WT20 Teams of the Tournament".
- ↑ "ESPNcricinfo's team of the 2016 World T20". ESPNcricinfo. 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Group A: Delhi v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 14-16, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Nehra for Mumbai Indians, Mishra for Delhi". Cricinfo. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ↑ "The IPL 2015 tournament XI".
- ↑ "IPL 2018: Gary Kirsten, Ashish Nehra Join RCB Coaching Team". The Quint. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ashish Nehra breaks 14-year-long pattern with historic first as GT beat RR to win IPL 2022". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.