Indian cricket team fast bowler Ashish Nehra became a cricket commentator after he retired from international cricket and is now known for his precise opinion. Speaking to former Indian batsman Akash Chopra in a program based on letters in All India Radio. He said that I do not agree with Virat Kohli’s point in which he said that ODI cricket does not matter much this year.
On the tour of New Zealand this year, Team India suffered a clean sweep in the ODI series 0–3 by the Kiwi team. After that defeat, Virat had said that this year our focus is not on 50–50 overs cricket. This year ODI and Test cricket are not more critical than T20.
Nehra said that it was not right for Virat to make such a statement after losing the series. If you would have won and then said so, it was different. It was wrong to say that this year is only for T20 cricket and we are not thinking much about 50-50 overs of cricket. So were you trying to say that the Indian team did not try to win the ODI match?
India had won the T20 series on New Zealand tour. But had to face defeat in ODIs and Test series after that. This performance of the Indian team was disappointing because at this time due to strong bowling. This team is seen as the most reliable Indian team ever.
Nehra spoke on Virat’s captaincy and said that his learning process is continuing. There is no need for Virat to be recognized as a batsman as his career graph tells the whole story. He has done wonders as a player, but as a captain, I feel that work is in progress. I can say that he is a very aggressive captain.
