Hyderabad: Renowned commentator Padamjeet Sehrawat recently shared that former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra had a playful exchange with his late coach Tarak Sinha and a couple of days later, the left-arm pacer gave a new house key to his coach.
Nehra, who played a pivotal role in India's 2011 ODI World Cup triumph, is known as one of the most entertaining characters in the dressing room and a man with a big heart. Many former cricketers who have shared dressing rooms with Nehra have shared very funny incidents with him.
Speaking at the Richa Jain Kalra's podcast, Padamjeet Sehrawat shared Nehra's heartwarming gesture towards his coach who was struggling with personal issues.
"Once, Nehra was training at Sonet Cricket Club and coach Tarak Sinha was late to reach the ground. Nehra teased his coach, saying, How will you train your students as you himself coming late," said Padamjeet.
"Tarak Sinha replied, "You're an Indian cricketer, you live in a bungalow and I live in a rented house. My house owner has sent a notice that two will have to leave that place within two days. I went to search for a new place and hence got late."
"For the next two days to that banter, the club remained closed due to rain and on the third day, Ashish Nehra got three hours late to reach the club. Reigniting the banter, Sinha sir said, Test player! You were giving wise words that day, what happened to you today?" he added.