It remains to be seen how GT will perform in IPL 2023, but with Nehra at the helm, they are certainly in good hands.
Ashish Nehra, the former Indian cricketer, was appointed as the head coach of the Gujarat Titans for the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Nehra, who has been associated with the IPL as a player and a commentator, brought in a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team as a coach.
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Under Nehra’s guidance, the Gujarat Titans had a solid start to the IPL 2022 season and ended up winning the trophy.
Recently in an IPL match between the Titans and Rajasthan Royals (RR), Nehra was spotted constantly giving advice to the GT fielders on the boundary lines.
According to former India cricketer Virender Sehwag this was Nehra’s way of him reducing his nervousness. At the same time, Sehwag also stated that Nehra’s chatter could have put added pressure on the Gujarat players.
“We know Ashish Nehra from childhood and so I feel he was just dealing with his anxiety by talking to the fielders on the boundary. But what that might do is sometimes it might put pressure on the players. He said something to Shami too when he was on the boundary, and then even Shami ended up getting hit for runs in his last over,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
“Gujarat if you see last season, they used to win matches from losing positions. Now it’s the opposite as they have lost two games that they should have won. I feel personally that the way Ashish Nehra moved around and spoke to players during the backend of the match only made them tenser,” he added.
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First published on: 17-04-2023 at 20:51 IST
