Ashish Nehra who has had some fantastic days of cricketing career for close to 18 years has breathed new life as a commentator. He has made a debut in the commentary box for the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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Ashish Nehra was joined by the likes of his bestie Virender Sehwag at the mic. Both the former Indian legends shared some interesting things at the commentary panel.
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He was open to give his opinions about the passage of team’s play as well as individual’s opinion. He had some fun with Sehwag. Both are known for their comical talks.
When rain played spoilsport for the first couple of days, Sehwag and Jatin Sapru, asked Nehra about his Yo-Yo Test score which is the trending term in Indian team’s circle.
“All the players perform above than 16.1 mark as that is the qualifying mark. Hardik Pandya has done 19, I marked 18.5 ahead of the T20I series against England in January. Manish Pandey does 19,” said Nehra about the qualifications to pass the fitness Test.
“Yo-Yo test is just like we used to repeat the sprints and take the Blip test in 2002-03. In this test, you have to cover a range of 20 meters in a given time and have to return to start point on a blip. Once you reach 13 or 14 rating, you accelerate yourself. Team India has set 16.1 which is going to be 16.5 soon. So you have to run a lot,” Nehra told.
Talking about Virat Kohli, Nehra said, “Since I haven’t checked captain’s result so I don’t have an idea about that.”
Nehra said that he found the Test easy as he likes running. He also added saying that Yuvraj Singh felt difficult to pass the test. Yuvraj Singh is still never giving up and he is spending some quality time at the NCA to pass the Yo-Yo Test.
“It found it easy because as a pacer, I’m fond of running. But some players find it difficult. Like Yuvraj Singh is still stuck in there and yet to clear it,” Nehra said.
“Yuvraj is spending his time at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore to get fit and pass the Yo-Yo test. He has that ability to make his place in ODIs and T20Is,” Nehra said.
