Sourav Ganguly knew how to run a team, he would not take things to his heart, states Ashish Nehra

Ashish Nehra was one of the talents which the Indian team found under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. The former India captain was known for backing his players and giving chances to youngsters during his tenure which saw India registered numerous emphatic wins.

“The most important thing I would say I learned from Saurav Dada was how to keep cool irrespective of the situation. I was one of those guys who used to get really upset with him at times and would show it too. He will not say anything on the ground that time but later in the evening he will call me and say ‘arre Ashu what are you doing?’ Aaja mere kamre mein."

The 42-year-old sustained almost two dozen injuries in his career and that restricted his Test career to only 17 matches in which he picked 44 wickets. Reflecting on his stop-start career, the former Delhi pacer, who was part of India squad which won the 2011 World Cup, said that he was "satisfied and happy" but would have wanted to play more of red-ball cricket. 

“I am pretty satisfied and happy with the way my career has gone but you always get greedy. What I really wanted was a test cricket ball but because of my injuries, unfortunately, I couldn’t play that much test cricket. In fact, I had to stop playing very early. Success is judged by other people - they will see your career, they will see your wickets, they will see your runs. But satisfaction is your own and that is more important for me,” he concluded.