- Ashish Nehra:
Before saying anything, one has to bow down to the sheer spirit of Ashish Nehra for making a comeback into the Indian T20I side at the unbelievable age of 36. When he made a comeback into the international scene last year against Australia in Oceania, it was a glorious sight to witness the left-arm pacer back in action, as he provided India with breakthroughs with the new ball and solved a massive headache for then skipper MS Dhoni.
But then, it even made Indian fans wondered, as to what could have potentially happened if Nehra had been in better shape in the previous years and been able to bowl in his prime. Apart from having a fine record for himself, Nehra would have easily solved India’s woes of death bowling, an issue that riddled the team for years.
The Delhi pacer lost a major chunk of his prime years to an array of injuries such as knee and shoulder woes. After getting his hand fractured in the semi final of the 2011 World Cup against Pakistan, he remained out of action for five years, only to make a comeback when no one expected him to.
But when he returned, he did play his part to a significant extent, as he played a key role in India’s triumph in the 2016 Asia Cup.