After Ashish Nehra Announces Retirement, Twitter Turns Emotional
With ICC not slotting any World T20 in 2018, Nehra apparently told the team management that it is only fair that performing juniors have a longer rope.
Highlights
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Nehra will play his last international match on November 1
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Nehra's last international match will be against New Zealand
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Nehra won't play in the IPL as well
Veteran speedster Ashish Nehra has decided to retire from international cricket after the first Twenty20 match against New Zealand at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, his home ground, on November 1. The 38-year-old, who is part of the T20 squad for the ongoing Australia series, did not feature in the playing XI in the first two T20I matches. According to a senior BCCI official privy to the development, the 38-year-old intimated his decision to head coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli.
With ICC not slotting any World T20 in 2018, Nehra apparently told the team management that it is only fair that performing juniors have a longer rope.
Nehra is often the subject of social media jokes and memes. However, as soon as the news of his retirement trickled in Twitter turned emotional.
We'll miss you and your airplane celebration, #NehraJi!
— asif khan (@_asif) October 11, 2017
Nehraji has some unbelievable comebacks...a true player. a gifted cricketer. #Nehraji with Respect.
— Jeet Chakraborty (@jeetcc) October 11, 2017
Shall miss you #Nehraji, my last bit of 90s is gone :( #Ashishnehra #nehra
— Amritomoy Chatterjee (@TheBeingMan) October 11, 2017
One cannot make a comeback at the age of 40 unless he is #Nehraji will be missed#Ashishnehra
— Divyansh Sharma (@divyansh471) October 11, 2017
#NehraJi
— Goutham Reddy (@GovthamReddy) October 12, 2017
The legendary bowler for whome the bats can salute before delivering the ball..!!
We miss you #AshishNehra
Ashish Nehra retires from International cricket.
— Naresh Gaur (@nareshgaur11) October 12, 2017
End of Anehra!#NehraJi #nehra
It is understood that Nehra won't play even in the Indian Premier League's next season. Making his India debut back in 1999 under Mohammed Azharuddin, Nehra has so far played 17 Tests, 120 ODIs and 26 T20 Internationals for the country. He has picked 44 Test wickets, besides 157 ODI and 34 T20 scalps.
The Kotla T20 will give Nehra a chance to finish his injury-plagued career at his home ground.
He is best remembered for his 6 for 23 against England at Durban in the 2003 World Cup, a match he played despite being unwell and frequently throwing up in between his overs.
He was also a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning squad with a match-turning performance in the semi-final against Pakistan. He missed the final due to a finger fracture.
It is learnt that a few IPL franchises want Nehra as their bowling coach-cum-mentor as his expertise and knowledge with white ball is considered to be unparalleled.
(With inputs from PTI)