I will miss everything but there can’t be a better time to walk away, says Nehra

INDIA PACEMAN Ashish Nehra said that he will miss donning the blues but conceded that he will be at peace with his body.

Nehra, who bid adieu to international cricket after Virat Kohli’s men beat New Zealand by 53-runs in the first T20 in Delhi, believes that there can’t be a better moment to hang his boots. Speaking at the post-match press conference, he said,

"I will miss all this. That's what you train for. One thing which will definitely be at peace will be my body. I said earlier that I can go a couple more years, but there can't be a better time to walk away."

Nehra said that there are few moments that define cricketers and such moments also create their image.

"I have played under many different people, but it has been a memorable journey. I was telling Viru also this; he scored so many runs, but people still call him Multan ka Sultan, so you are remembered for a particular moment.”

Nehra, who quit playing the longest format many years back, said that he has no regrets for making that decision.

"At times, you pick up wickets off bad balls, but as a cricketer, you in front of a mirror need to realise how well you are playing and what you need to do. There are so many people who asked me if I would have liked to play Test cricket. But you can see the glass as half-full or half-empty. I last played Test cricket when I was 24 or 25, but at the end, to have played for 18 years and to be here standing in blue clothing and to have played my final match, I could not have asked for anything more. I have no regrets. I am always happy, retired or otherwise."

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