Ashish Nehra
Indian cricket coach and former all-format player, IPL-winning head coach of Gujarat Titans.
Ashish Nehra (born 29 April 1979) is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer who played in all formats of the game. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in late 2017, with his last appearance being a Twenty20 International match against New Zealand on 1 November 2017 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground. With India, Nehra was a member of the team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy (shared with Sri Lanka) and a member of the team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, although he did not play in the final.
Quick Facts
- Nickname
- Nehra ji, Ashu
- Born
- 29 April 1979
- Birthplace
- Delhi, India
- Batting
- Right-handed
- Bowling
- Left arm fast
- Role
- Bowler
- Country
- India
Lore & Background
Nehra was born in Delhi to Diwan Singh Nehra and Sumitra Nehra. He was passionate about cricket from an early age and would ride scooters with Virender Sehwag to the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi to play cricket. He eventually joined the Delhi team to participate in the Ranji Trophy.
Reader's Guide
Nehra made his international debut against Sri Lanka. On 26 February 2003, during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, he took 6 for 23 against England, which was the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in Cricket World Cup history until Mohammad Shami surpassed it on 15 November 2023. He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo. In the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy, he took 6/16 from 10 overs to bowl out Vidarbha for 88 in the first innings at Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi. After recovering from an ankle injury that prevented him from playing for Delhi in the 2007–08 season, Nehra joined the Indian Premier League and signed for Mumbai Indians. For his performances in 2014 and 2015 for Chennai Super Kings, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo CLT20 XI. In January 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed him as their bowling coach, a position he retained for the 2019 IPL. In January 2022, he was appointed head coach of the newly formed IPL franchise Gujarat Titans. In the 2022 IPL season, Gujarat Titans finished top of the table and won the trophy in the final against Rajasthan Royals, making Nehra the first Indian head coach to win the IPL.
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