Ashish Nehra, who had announced that he would retire after the first T20 International against New Zealand on November 1 in Delhi, has been picked in the T20I squad only for the Delhi game. While there is no debating the quality of Nehra, Sunil Gavaskar has pointed out the dangers of selecting a team based on emotions. MSK Prasad, the chairman of selectors, was at pains to defend the selection of Nehra in the Twenty20 squad for just one game. “There are a lot of apprehensions going on about Ashish Nehra. We have clearly communicated to Nehra and the team management that we are only looking at him till the New Zealand series.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2017 13:41 UTC