Coaching India would be an honour, but I have no ambition: Ashish Nehra
Nehra, currently the head coach of Gujarat Titans, was asked about his coaching ambitions while speaking at the Cricket Association of Bengal's annual awards ceremony in Kolkata on Monday. The 46-year-old made it clear that he does not plan his career around future roles and…
Nehra, currently the head coach of Gujarat Titans, was asked about his coaching ambitions while speaking at the Cricket Association of Bengal's annual awards ceremony in Kolkata on Monday. The 46-year-old made it clear that he does not plan his career around future roles.
First thing first, I will not use the word ambition. Nehra has already established himself as one of the successful coaches in the IPL.
What Happened
However, Nehra has consistently played down the idea of individual credit in a team sport. He said the success of GT should not be attributed to him or any individual player.
He guided Gujarat Titans to the title in their debut season in 2022 and took them to another final a year later.
The former left-arm pacer also looked back at India's defeat to Australia in the 2003 ODI World Cup final, which was played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
Nehra also drew a parallel with India's loss to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
Key Details
When it comes to GT, lots of people say like you have done well in coaching. Yes, when your captain, when your coach is always associated, that's the way it goes, especially in India, but I'm dead against it.
The whole tournament, we were playing well, in the 2023 50-over World Cup in India, our team was no different, and exactly the final we lost in Ahmedabad.
Australia won that match by six wickets after India were bowled out for 240.
Every time you don't win, yes, as a player, you are always gutted when you look back, but it's not only me.
Why It Matters
Nehra also joked about the amount of travel involved with the India job, saying he would first need to consult his wife if he were offered the position. Nehra was part of India's campaign but said he has no regrets about the.
I played some other finals also, and we lost.
It was not the only final I played, and we lost.
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