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Ashish
Nehra
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| Born: |
29 April 1979, Delhi |
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| Major
Teams: |
Delhi, India |
| Known
As: |
Ashish Nehra |
| Pronounced: |
Ashish Nehra |
| Batting
Style: |
Right Hand Bat |
| Bowling
Style: |
Left Arm Medium Fast |
| Test
Debut: |
India v Sri Lanka at Colombo, Asia-Test, 1998/99 |
| Latest
Test: |
India v New Zealand at Hamilton, 2nd Test, 2002/03 |
| ODI
Debut: |
India v Zimbabwe at Harare, Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe), 2001 |
| Latest
ODI: |
India v New Zealand at Queenstown, 4th ODI, 2002/03 |
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Profile:
Ashish Nehra has
sneaked ahead of the pack of Indian medium-pacers with his uncanny
knack to move the ball both ways. After making his Test debut in
February 1999 in the Asian Test Championship against Sri Lanka,
Nehra found himself in the wilderness for more than two years.
When presented with a second opportunity in Zimbabwe, the left-arm
seamer from Delhi ensured that he cemented his place in the squad
with some good performances. There were disappointments for the
youngster as he was banished from the attack for running onto the
wicket in the Bulawayo Test match. And later, he found himself in
the sidelines with a groin injury. Nehra was kept out of the squad
for the tri-series in South Africa, after the team physio Andrew
Leipus insisted that he had to go through the whole rehabilitation
programme.
After a below-par performance in the Bloemfontein
Test, Nehra was given the shock treatment by the selectors, who
dropped him from the Test squad that took on the visiting England
team. Nehra forced his way back with an impressive performance in
the domestic season and was soon an integral part of the Indian
seam attack in the Carribean Isles. He was particularly successful
against Brian Lara, claiming the wicket of the master batsman on
many occasions in the series. In the Port of Spain Test, Nehra set
up the memorable Indian victory by picking the crucial wickets of
Lara and Carl Hooper in quick succession. With the recent
retirement of Javagal Srinath, Nehra will have to play a leading
role in England, where his ability to swing the ball would come in
handy.
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