New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Ashish Nehra was widely considered as one of the premier Indian fast bowlers of his time. Having made his international debut in a Test match against Sri Lanka in February 1999, Nehra went on to play 17 Tests, 120 ODIs and 27 T20Is for his country, and ended up with 235 wickets across all formats.

It was nine years ago, on 1 November 2017 when the former Delhi cricketer played his last-ever match for India, in a T20I against New Zealand at new Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

India marked the occasion of Nehra's farewell with a 53-run win over the Kiwis in what was the first T20I of a three-match series. India also went on to win the series 2-1.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to field. Op...