Former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra missed playing in the 2011 World Cup final due to finger fractures, but he was not prevented from traveling to Mumbai and India won their second World Cup title. Talking about the reason for not playing in the final, Ashish Nehra said that my injury prevented me from playing.
Nehra said while talking to News18 that I came to know 48 hours before the final that I am not playing. When I left Chandigarh, I thought that I would be able to play in the finals but my hand got so big that he needed surgery. By that time I had enough experience, I was near the age of 32, and I was also a part of the World Cup before that (in 2003).
Ashish Nehra’s full statement
Ashish Nehra also said that ‘I did not play the World Cup final and there is no point in crying anymore. I did whatever I could to help the team. I knew that I could not go inside the grounds. I knew I could not do fielding. At least I could serve water to the players. ‘
Nehra was part of the playing eleven in the semi-final against Pakistan in Mohali but suffered a finger injury during the match. He was an important member of the World Cup-winning team and also contributed to the fast bowling department of Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel. Ashish Nehra also played in the World Cup final in 2003 but unfortunately, the Indian team had to face defeat against Australia at that time.
