When Ashish Nehra bought a house to rescue childhood coach Tarak Sinha

Ashish Nehra, a former pacer for India, is among the greatest left-arm pacers to have ever played for India. He played for the nation for more than 13 years before hanging up his boots in 2017, demonstrating his abilities. His most noteworthy stretch occurred during the 2003 World Cup against England, when he picked 6/23 despite struggling with a swollen leg the night before.

Tarak Sinha, one of the most renowned cricket trainers in India, tutored Ashish Nehra.

Virender Sehwag, Aakash Chopra, Anjum Chopra, and Shikhar Dhawan were among the players who advanced to higher levels of cricket when Sinha established the famed Sonnet Cricket Club in Delhi in 1969. The cricket player, however, gave his coach a new home after Nehra learnt of his financial difficulties and his struggle to find a place to reside. Padamjeet Sehrawat, a commentator, brought the incident to light.

“On one occasion, coach Tarak Sinha was late to arrive at the Sonnet Cricket Club where Nehra was training. With the remark, “How will you train your students as you yourself coming late?” Nehra made fun of his coach. In response, Tarak Sinha said, “You’re an Indian cricket player, and I live in a rented house. You live in a bungalow.” According to a letter received by my home’s owner, two people must vacate the property within two days. On Richa Jain Kalra’s podcast, Sehrawat stated, “I got late because I went to look for a new place.”

“Due to the weather, the club was closed for the following two days of that banter. On the third day, Ashish Nehra arrived at the club three hours late. When Sinha Sir said, “Test player!” the banter resumed. You spoke several sensible things that day; how are you today? He continued, “Nehra gave Sinha the key to a property, suggesting that he had purchased a new residence for him in order to rescue him from his predicament.

Coach Sinha, by the way, was the Indian women’s team’s head coach from 2001 to 2002. In 2018, he received the coveted Dronacharya Award from the Indian government. Rishabh Pant, the outstanding batsman for India, is the most recent graduate of his institution. The veteran passed away in 2021.