{"id":5228,"date":"2026-04-18T18:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-harbhajan-singh-drops-big-take-calls-ashish-nehra-a-football-coach-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:26:55","slug":"ipl-2026-harbhajan-singh-drops-big-take-calls-ashish-nehra-a-football-coach-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-harbhajan-singh-drops-big-take-calls-ashish-nehra-a-football-coach-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Harbhajan Singh drops big take, calls Ashish Nehra &#8216;a football coach&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130354041,imgsize-57082,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/harbhajan-singh-and-ashish-nehra.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Harbhajan Singh drops big take, calls Ashish Nehra 'a football coach'\" title=\"Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra \">Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: After a slow start to IPL 2026 with two straight losses, Gujarat Titans have turned things around with three back-to-back wins, climbing to fourth on the points table. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Their recent success has been backed by strong performances on the field and steady leadership off it, especially from head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ashish-nehra\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ashish Nehra<\/a>, who earlier guided them to a title in their debut season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Ajinkya Rahane press conference: On another defeat, Cameron Green and more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Former cricketer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harbhajan-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Harbhajan Singh<\/a> praised Nehra\u2019s unique coaching style, crediting him for keeping the squad united and motivated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Ashish Nehra is the only person who makes the atmosphere comfortable anywhere, anytime. Wherever he goes, he makes everyone around him feel at ease. Not just himself, but everyone who works with him. One of the finest human beings you will ever meet. If you are with him, you are guaranteed to have a good time,&#8221; Harbhajan said JioHotstar&#8217;s &#8220;Champions Waali Commentary&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>He also highlighted Nehra\u2019s hands-on approach during matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;His biggest contribution to the Gujarat Titans is keeping everyone united. That is Ashish Nehra. He is like a football coach. He never sits still. Throughout the entirety of a match, he will find a player and keep talking to him. Nehra ji has a great understanding of the game. The work he has done with the Gujarat Titans is commendable,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>In their latest game, Gujarat Titans chased down a challenging 180 set by KKR, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shubman-gill\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shubman Gill<\/a>\u2019s impressive 86. Earlier, <!-- -->Kagiso Rabada<!-- -->\u2019s 3\/29 helped restrict the opposition. Despite the win streak, GT\u2019s net run rate remains modest compared to top teams like Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>They will next face <!-- -->Mumbai Indians<!-- --> in Ahmedabad on Monday, looking to continue their winning momentum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-harbhajan-singh-drops-big-take-calls-ashish-nehra-a-football-coach\/articleshow\/130353506.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra NEW DELHI: After a slow start to IPL 2026 with two straight losses, Gujarat Titans have turned things around with three back-to-back wins, climbing to fourth on the points table. Their recent success has been backed by strong performances on the field and steady leadership off it, especially from head [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}