India, Aug. 3 -- Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali rates Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra very highly and calls him the 'greatest cricket brain' he has come across in his long career. When Ali played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League, Nehra was the bowling coach of the side. That's where the Englishman learned that the former India pacer was an extraordinary strategist.

Ali praising Nehra also means that he rates him higher than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The batting allrounder also played for Chennai Super Kings for a few years, so he knows what MSD is like. While there is an overwhelming majority, not just nationally but internationally, that believes MSD is the best cricket brain in recent years, h...