Ashish Nehra, veteran pacer, exhibited his desire to play with the Indian squad in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The cup tie will be played in England in the month of June. 

Expressing what he feels towards playing in Champions Trophy, he said, "I would love to play in the Champions Trophy. When you go to England you will take at least four fast bowlers in addition to two spinners. I know I can bowl anywhere: upfront, in the middle overs and at death. I can also share the experience I have with the other young fast bowlers."

Talking about testing his fitness in the coming Vijay Hazare Trophy, he quoted, "I aim to play at least three matches to build up my match fitness. Fifty overs is a different challenge and Vijay Hazare is a good platform to test me. I bowl about eight overs even in the nets while preparing for a T20 match. It is not about fitness. It is about the feel of playing in a 50-over match. Once I play these matches I will be fit enough to play and good to go for the Champions Trophy."

Nehra feels bowling makes him one of the best candidates in the pace bowling department. The player last played in the 50-over format in the World Cup semi-final 2011 against Pakistan.

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