Moeen Ali picks Ashish Nehra over MS Dhoni as best cricketing brain
Moeen Ali picks Nehra as best cricketing brain
02 Aug 2026
2 MinAshish Nehra
India
Current Series
Full Name
Ashish Nehra
Nationality
India
Other Name
Ashish Nehra
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
29 Apr 1979 (47y 98d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Medium Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 88 | 22 | 15 | 41 | 22 | 5.86 | 62 | 66.13 | -- | -- |
| test | 17 | 25 | 11 | 77 | 19 | 5.50 | 256 | 30.07 | -- | -- |
| odi | 120 | 46 | 21 | 141 | 24 | 5.64 | 246 | 57.31 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 27 | 5 | -- | 28 | 22 | 5.60 | 39 | 71.79 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 132 | 28 | 15 | 69 | 22 | 5.30 | 102 | 67.64 | -- | -- |
| fc | 90 | 109 | 31 | 756 | 57 | 9.69 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| list a | 201 | 87 | 35 | 463 | 37 | 8.90 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 88 | 88 | 318.00 | 2495 | 106 | 4/10 | 23.54 | 7.85 | 18.00 | 1 | -- |
| test | 17 | 29 | 574.30 | 1866 | 44 | 4/72 | 42.40 | 3.24 | 78.3 | 2 | -- |
| odi | 120 | 120 | 958.30 | 4981 | 157 | 6/23 | 31.72 | 5.19 | 36.6 | 5 | 2 |
| t20i | 27 | 27 | 98.00 | 758 | 34 | 3/19 | 22.29 | 7.73 | 17.2 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 132 | 132 | 474.10 | 3653 | 162 | 4/10 | 22.54 | 7.70 | 17.5 | 2 | -- |
| fc | 90 | -- | 2827.40 | 8832 | 303 | 7/14 | 29.14 | 3.12 | 55.9 | -- | 14 |
| list a | 201 | -- | 1616.50 | 8086 | 245 | 6/23 | 33.00 | 5.00 | 39.5 | 9 | 2 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | - | 0/0 | 15 May 2016 | Chandigarh | t20 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | 1 | 1/0 | 12 May 2016 | Hyderabad | t20 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | - | 3/0 | 10 May 2016 | Visakhapatnam | t20 |
| Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | - | 3/0 | 08 May 2016 | Visakhapatnam | t20 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions | - | 0/0 | 06 May 2016 | Hyderabad | t20 |
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