Ashish Nehra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashish Nehra

• Does Ashish Nehra smoke?: No

• Does Ashish Nehra drink alcohol?: Yes

• In his early cricketing days, he used to sit behind Virender Sehwag’s scooter to play cricket at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, Delhi.

• In 2003, Virat Kohli‘s coach Raj Kumar Sharma had invited him to his academy, where he awarded young Kohli as he was the highest run-scorer for Delhi in the 2002-2003 Polly Umrigar Trophy. 

• Nehra is denoted as the “Comeback Man” of Indian cricket for his selections in Indian team after injuries.

• Neither he uses a smartphone nor he is active on social networking sites.

• He is called “Mr.Glass” as he kept on getting bone injuries throughout his career.

• He considers former Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram as his inspiration.

• The fastest ball that he ever bowled was 149.7 km/h in 2003 World Cup, South Africa.

• Sourav Ganguly used to call him of “Popat” (Parrot) as he was very talkative.

• Once it was caught on the camera when he abused the newcomer MS Dhoni after he dropped the catch of Shahid Afridi.

• He has played for as many as 5 different IPL franchises – Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

• In October 2017, he had a candid interview with Gaurav Kapur, which trended a lot.

• On 1 November 2017, he played his final international match for India against New Zealand in the 1st T20 match at his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. 

• On the occasion of his final international match, the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) named the first tier in the centre of the “Ambedkar Stadium Stand” to “Ashish Nehra End.” 

• He was wicket-less in his final international match.