Cricket Today - October 13, 2017

Although not a thumb rule, cricket is a hugely an age-reliant sport where it’s generally believed that younger the player, the fitter and stronger he will be. This may not be a fact but it is true that reflexes do fade with age and they form a crucial component for a cricketer’s career span. It is in this context that veteran pacer Ashish Nehra’s comeback to the Indian Team should be considered a laudable feat. At a time when his peers have mostly vanished from the cricketing scene, the 38-year old is energetic like a spring chicken, ready for more challenges that would come his way. In a country where even batsmen largely fail to make a comeback in the late 30s, here is a fast bowler doing the same. When was the last time this happened?? Even if you rack up your brains, it is unlikely that you can recollect any recent incident like this.