Ashish Nehra did not expect that on February 26, 2003, he would be on the field after an inflammation of ankle for two days against England in Durban, but the left-handed fast bowler made his presence in history by producing the best spells of fast bowling. . world Cup.
Defending 250, Nehra took 6 for 23 runs - India's best figures in World Cup history - and helped India defeat England by 82 runs.
"He had a swollen ankle for two days and it was his perfect determination, he let them play, he performed a fantastic line. This is one of the best performances in one-day international I started playing for India. Done. " Sourav Ganguly said, then the Indian captain's captain.
It was Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath who had stopped England for 28 runs on 2 wickets before the 12th over before delivering the ball to Nehra. Left-handed batsman caught the captain Nasir Hossain on the slip and then in the next over, hit Alex Stewart in front of the stumps.
He also got rid of Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood and broke the backbone of England's batting lineup. Nehra, who threw his 10 overs straight away, got Craig White and Ronnie Irani out after completing their six wickets.
Stewart was the only batsman out of six who was not out in the slip cordone.
This win helped India qualify for the next round, and Ganguly's leading team made it to the final where they lost to Australia by 125 runs.
