India pacer Ashish Nehra is making comeback into the T20I side once again. The 38-year-old will be part of the Indian side that takes on Australia in the three-match T20I series. Nehra who is ready to go once again has said that criticism never bothered him.
“Who isn’t happy if he is playing for India? I have never been bothered by criticism. The Indian dressing room knows what I bring to the table. The skipper knows it, the selectors know it. If I am on the team, definitely, I must be contributing something,” Nehra said.
Asked about his targets, the pleasant Nehra replied: “At my age, you don’t set long-term goals. I have been selected to play three games for India. I will take one game at a time. If I do well, that’s news, if I don’t do well, that’s even bigger news.”
“I don’t even know what people say about me on Twitter. Now people may have a notion that since I am not visible on social media and now that I am in the team, where was I during the period. Well, I was religiously following my training schedule, working on my fitness, doing my bowling routines. Things you actually do to make a comeback,” the answer said it all.
“Oh yes, people didn’t know where I was but skipper Virat Kohli and chairman of selectors MSK Prasad were well aware what I was doing,” added the Delhi speedster, who has played 26 T20 Internationals apart from 120 ODIs and 17 Test matches. Nehra still works up the pace in the 140 clicks region consistently, something one doesn’t associate with pacers of his age.
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