Interview with Ashish Nehra
On his beginnings as a fast bowler
I always tried to bowl fast with the tennis ball and rubber ball in school.
Wasim Akram was my idol, I used to see him on TV all the time...
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On his days in junior cricket
I don't think it was a disadvantage that I didn't play much junior cricket.
I had played a lot of club cricket in the Delhi league, so my confidence
was very high...
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On his first class debut for Delhi
It was a very good moment for me. It was very hard for me to make a
permanent place in the team. When I played my first game, I just tried to
give my 100% and bowl well...
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On his selection to the Indian team during the Asian Test Championship
It was a little bit of a surprise for me but I was doing well in the
domestic season. Before my selection, I took six or seven wickets against
Tamil Nadu...
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On the Test match at Colombo
Obviously it was a great experience for me. But when I played in Colombo,
it was a very good batting wicket and very hot also...
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On the transformation in his bowling this season
I missed a lot of matches in the last season because of an injury. I had an
ankle problem. But this season I'm fully fit right now...
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On his approach in Indian conditions
You have to bowl fast and keep a good line or length
because there is not much swing in Indian conditions. In
domestic cricket I just try to bowl quick on a good line or length,
bowl good bouncers...try to bowl reverse swing with the old ball...
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On his most satisfying performance
It was this year against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy. I took seven
wickets for 17 runs. The pitch was a bit unprepared, I'd say. It was
not a good wicket for the batsmen but obviously a good wicket for me...
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On the areas he would like to tighten up
There's always a lot of room for improvement. I'm just trying to work on
my fitness, my fielding and my batting as well...
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On whether his lefthandedness is an advantage
Definitely because there are not so many left arm bowlers in the country
right now, just me and Zaheer...
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On his inspirations
In international cricket definitely Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Saurav
Ganguly, they're very great players...I met Wasim Akram in England...
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On his impressions of the Chennai camp
This is a very good but very hard camp for us. John Wright is a positive
man, I think he will do India a lot of good. We're working on our mental
strength as well and Wright is helping us gain in confidence...
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On the coaching he has undergone
I play for the Sonnet Club in Delhi and my coach is Mr. Tarik Sinha who
gave me a lot of inspiration...
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On the differing demands of domestic and international cricket
In international cricket you're under a lot of pressure and you have
to bowl all six balls on a good line and length...again you have to be
mentally strong. It's all mental and it's all from the heart...
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