Veteran Indian pacer Ashish Nehra has expressed his surprise with the way he wasn’t picked to play for the Indian cricket team for so many years. After the World Cup success in 2011, Ashish Nehra had been out of the Indian team for almost four years

Ashish Nehra,who made a comeback earlier this year when he was recalled to Team India’s T20 squad for three-match series against Australia in January, has been one of the most influential bowlers for the MS Dhoni-led Team India in the recent past.He played a pivotal role in India’s successful campaign in Australia and Asia Cup. He was also instrumental in helping India to reach the semifinals in the recently concluded World T20.
Speaking to The Times of India, Nehra said that the selectors decision to not include him in the national team despite doing well in domestic cricket, baffled him.
“I am surprised I wasn’t picked in the last 4-5 years. My record from 2009 till the 2011 WC shows I was one of the leading performers. I was injured (finger) during the 2011 WC semis, and post that, I was the only bowler who didn’t play for India. Even Piyush Chawla and Munaf Patel got a game for the country . Why I wasn’t picked for India during those years is something only the BCCI and selectors can say,” he said.

Nehra also reiterated the fact that in T20 cricket, a player should not be judged by his age but by his performances on the field.
“I believe it’s all in the mind. T20 being a young man’s game is a media-created perception. If we don’t do well, then you will say T20 is a youngster’s game. I believe performances on the field count, not a player’s age,” said the 37-year-old.

Nehra is currently a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pace attack, where he shares the ball with other pacers in Mustafizur Rahaman, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Barinder Sran.