Ashish Nehra, Virat Kohli’s ‘then and now’ picture will take you down memory lane

Ashish Nehra played his last international match on the first ODI during the India vs New Zealand series. A picture of the bowler with Virat Kohli from 2003 won many hearts on social media.

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Life comes a full circle for Virat Kohli and Ashish Nehra! (Source: Twitter)

If you’re a cricket fanatic, you might have witnessed the glorious T20 match between New Zealand and India. Coincidentally, it also marked cricketer Ashish Nehra’s farewell, as the bowler played the last international match of his career. Known for his swiftness on and off the field, Nehra has always been a helping hand for all the young players in the Indian cricket team. Lovingly known as ‘Nehra ji’ by his teammates and fans, his retirement after the match made many onlookers on the field emotional. And it was his performance in his final match that turned out to be an icing on the cake.

While social media was already buzzing with applause for him, an old picture of Nehra and Kohli that surfaced on Twitter made many nostalgic. When the photo was clicked, Nehra was holding an award for Kohli during his school days. Meanwhile, on November 1, it was the latter who presented him with his farewell trophy. The picture tugged at many cricket lover’s heartstrings.

The re-entry of the 2003 picture on the Twitter timeline created a lot of buzz on the micro-blogging site. “That picture has become more popular because of where Virat Kohli is today,” Nehra said during a press conference. “It’s been a great journey,” he added. Kohli too spoke about the picture in a BCCI video. “That was back in 2003 after he had come back from the World Cup. I was 13 then and struggling for a place in the school team,” the Indian skipper said.

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Meanwhile, Twitterati couldn’t help but create adorable memes of the picture. Check out some of the best ones here.

Last Test Match: #Ganguly

Last ODI Match: #Dhoni

Last T20 Match: #Kohli

*END OF A. NEHRA*

Never give up Attitude!#NehraJi pic.twitter.com/ikuYYUTMaA

— ShainaNC (@ShainaNC) November 1, 2017

What Goes Around Comes Back Around. 🙏🇮🇳#AshishNehra Ashish Nehra #ThankYouNehraJi #NehraJi pic.twitter.com/2VMHrhij75

— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 1, 2017

So many of you took the trouble of pulling out the old and the new Nehra and Kohli photographs post the commentary mention. Thanks

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 1, 2017

Pic1⃣ To Pic2⃣,

Thank you Nehra Ji !#ThankYouNehraJi #AshishNehra pic.twitter.com/l0AeOZBcdi

— Virat Kohli FanTeam™ (@ViratFanTeam) November 1, 2017

When Nehra started his career kohli was just 11year old.

Now Nehra is playing his last game under his captaincy. What a journey it’s been. pic.twitter.com/sZJcjE0ymR

— Theriteam Mass ⚽ (@Theriteammass) November 1, 2017

Pic Of 2003 ( Top Photo )

Virat Kohli Age – 14
Nehra Age – 24

Pic of 2017 ( Below Photo )

Virat Kohli Age – 28
Nehra Age – 38 pic.twitter.com/WgqwPwH3tL

— Johns 🏏 (@CricCrazyJohns) November 2, 2017

When Nehra started his career kohli was just 11year old.

Now Nehra is playing his last game under his captaincy. What a journey it’s been. pic.twitter.com/x920Qt7Hjs

— Virat Kohli FC (@ViratKohIiFC) November 1, 2017

Best wishes to #AshishNehra for successful life ahead.
U’ve really served the country well, #Nehraji. ✌️🇮🇳👌👍💥✨@BCCI pic.twitter.com/qsXMFmHfAS

— Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) November 1, 2017

Legends Forever
ThankYou Ashish Nehra #NehraJi pic.twitter.com/zBCg6EjOze

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi177) November 1, 2017

Sums of Ashish Nehra’s Career!#NehraJi pic.twitter.com/azBz7clgCw

— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) November 1, 2017
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