'Battled through pain barrier to keep bouncing back': VVS Laxman applauds Ashish Nehra for dealing with injuries

Sticking to his word, VVS Laxman has again tweeted an appreciation post, and this time it's for Ashish Nehra. The veteran batsman applauded Nehra for him dealing with injuries during his cricketing career.

Laxman shared Nehra's photo on Twitter and captioned the post, "A fragile body suggested a brief pace-bowling career, but Ashish Nehra battled through the pain barrier to keep bouncing back as a white-ball master. Repeated comebacks from injury were rewarded with a World Cup winner`s medal in 2011 and a fitting farewell aged 38."

June 10, 2020

The left-arm pacer had made his Test debut in 1999 and played 17 games for the country and scalped 44 wickets with the red-ball.

In 120 ODIs, he picked 157 wickets while in 27 T20Is he bagged 34 wickets. The fast bowler was hit with a long string of injuries right through his cricketing career. There were also years when he was not selected for the Indian team. He underwent as many as 12 surgeries and many other small setbacks.

Nehra was also a part of the young Indian squad that played the 2003 World Cup. He was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team.

On November 1, 2018, Nehra announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.