“Don’t want to travel for 9 months”: Ashish Nehra on his decision to not apply for India coach job
New Delhi: Following Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra revealed that he chose not to apply for the position as he cannot be away from his family for several months.
The 45-year-old Nehra shared that he was not keen to travel for nine months as his children are young and being with family was his priority. “Gautam Gambhir also has young children, but everyone has different thoughts. I am very happy where I am,” Gujarat Titans head coach Nehra told Sports Today during an interview.
Meanwhile, Nehra mentioned that there are differences in coaching a national team and an IPL team. However, he expressed confidence in Gambhir’s capabilities, stating, “With Gambhir, I can confidently say with his passion, experience, he is going to make big changes, and he will do well. One thing is for sure. He will never change as a person. Have seen him all these years, he is the same. He is very upfront and passionate.”
Nehra has had a notable stint as a head coach in the IPL, leading the Gujarat Titans to a title win in their debut season in 2022 and guiding them to the finals again the following year. The former Indian fast bowler is known for his active involvement on the sidelines, often seen communicating plans from the boundary during matches.
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Five railway staffers injured as van headed to Rajdhani Express fire site overturns in MP
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Five railway staffers were injured, one of them critically, when their van carrying repair equipment to the site of a Rajdhani Express fire overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday, officials said.
The blaze erupted in an AC coach of the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways in Ratlam at 5.15 am.
It disrupted the movement of several trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route, as per the officials.
A van carrying necessary equipment to Alot overturned on the way when a cow suddenly strayed into the middle of the road, they said.
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Five railwaymen were injured, one of them critically, the officials said.
The incident took place when the van carrying essential equipment for overhead electric line repair, among other things, was on its way to Alot from Shyamnagar in Ratlam, West Central Railway's chief public relations officer Harshit Shrivastava told PTI.
The injured persons were rushed to the hospital and were subsequently referred to Kota in Rajasthan, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the train fire.
