Indian cricket team pacer Ashish Nehra has revealed his struggles with a string of injuries in his career spanning over 19 years, and the veteran has admitted he has missed a lot of matches due to long injury layoffs.<\/p>\n
Ashish Nehra is all set to make yet another comeback in international cricket, after suffering a hamstring injury while playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Nehra had earlier played in the T20I series against England.<\/p>\n
He expects to play for another two years, but he said he realises the challenges a fast bowler faces at the age of 38.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only one thing that is not happy that I am still playing is my body,\u201d Nehra was quoted by ESPNCricinfo. \u201cI can play for another couple of years but it isn\u2019t easy for a fast bowler at 38-39, especially considering the state of my body. But I am just trying my level best.\u201d<\/p>\n
At times when I wake up, especially in the winter in Delhi, my knees are so sore, it is half an hour before I can even leave my bed and am able to walk,\u201d added Nehra.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have had four surgeries in my ankle, plus my knee is always sore. But again, after half an hour so I say it to myself that I have to do it. I am the kind of person that if I decide [I\u2019ll do] something, I have to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no rocket science to this. You have to give 3-4 hours of the day to your body, definitely you will get the result. Some may get it later, but in the end, you will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nehra rued the fact that due to several injuries throughout his career, he has missed a lot of cricket. \u201cWhen you are young you don\u2019t understand these things, you don\u2019t understand the value of playing for India. In the last 7-8 years I missed so much cricket, maybe you can say I am trying to catch that up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can never go back, but for the last 4-5 years I am pushing myself and I am getting the results,\u201d said Nehra. \u201c My body has let me down, that\u2019s why I am so upset with my body at times. I am a firm believer that if my body is okay I can still play and deliver. That\u2019s why I am always aware of my body.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pacer said one of the reasons he has been able to return to cricket is because he works really hard on his conditioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am someone who always prepares,\u201d he explained. \u201cEven if no one is there at the ground, I practice. I just need a wicketkeeper who can take my balls. I bowl a lot at a single wicket, I put pressure on myself. After bowling I will do some fielding. My practice sessions are not too long, they are an hour and a half to two hours. But I keep that intensity going so when I play the game I don\u2019t feel sore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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