Ashish Nehra, Veteran pacer ,who played his last match on Wednesday and could not get a best send off as Indian Team thrashed New Zealand Team by 53 runs in first T20I at the ‘Feroz Shah Kotla’ in Delhi. After win, Indian players Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli carried Nehra on their shoulders and took the victory lap.
Team India and Feroz Shah Kotla came together to bid their home bowler Nehra. Posters of different shapes, colours and sizes were seen on the ground with some emotional messages for ‘Nehra Ji’, the name which is given by his former teammate Virender Sehwag.
Nehra closed the curtains on his 19 year career in cricket and after this news, his fans took to social media to express their love with special messages.
Checkout Some Tweets-
Thank you Nehra !! You have served the nation for almost two decades of tym !! Literally Proved that Age is Just a Number !! Now it’s Tym for Some Fun and Joy !!! Legend era Came to an End #LEGENDRETIRES 😔😔🙏🙏🙏 #Nehra #Ash pic.twitter.com/JffAAU0S1k
— Lokesh Reddy (@its_me_lokey) November 1, 2017
#indvsnz Best pic on the Internet today 😍😍 #Nehra 😍 #BCCI pic.twitter.com/kMVUM7KCF3
— Pavan Hp (@pavan_hpmanu) November 1, 2017
Amazing Ashish Nehra (1999 – 2017)
Years 19
Captains 8
Surgeries 12
Matches 164
Wickets 235
We will miss you 👍
Thank You #NehraJi pic.twitter.com/VmqyAHpHHa— Mayanti Langer (@Langer_Mayanti) November 1, 2017
#NehraJi
Don’t be so sad bcz junior nehra ji is coming soon..#jr_nehra_in_action pic.twitter.com/2d1bi5ZU2Z— AMAN YADAV (@AMANyad21154691) November 1, 2017
#NehraJi bowling from #AshishNehra End. #ThankYouNehraJi #ThankYouAshishNehra #NZvIND #NZvsIND #INDvNZ #indvsnz pic.twitter.com/v4dIk5lCB1
— Kamala Kanta Sethy (@KamalaSethy) November 1, 2017
I am so glad I was there at the stadium to witness #NehraJi bowl his last ball. Some things cannot be explained. #INDvNZ #Nehra pic.twitter.com/zf7umgIagw
— aahna sharma (@aahnas1) November 1, 2017
Picture of the Day. Evergreen #Nehra Ji. Legend. pic.twitter.com/CrSwPsFklO
— Avinash K. Jha (@iavinashkjha) November 1, 2017
Thank You 4Blessing Team India With Ur Skills #AshishNehra. It’s Never Easy 2Make A Comeback After 12 Surgeries 🙏#ThankYouNehraJi #NehraJi pic.twitter.com/No66BuG4kJ
— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 1, 2017
A true example of what Nehra is to the youngsters, a fan entering in the ground to touch Nehra’s feet was a true example of that.
