Watch: When Ashish Nehra abused MS Dhoni in 2005

Former Indian left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has recalled an incident from 2005 where he was seen abusing MS Dhoni. The incident took place in an ODI match between India and Pakistan which was played in Ahmedabad.

The ball went past Shahid Afridi‘s bat’s edge between the keeper Dhoni and Rahul Dravid who was monitoring the first slip. This took place 15 years back in the year 2005 and Nehra on Sunday, said that he isn’t proud of what he did that day.

‘Not proud of it’: Ashish Nehra

In an interview with Times of India, Nehra recalled the incident and said;

“I distinctly remember that match in Visakhapatnam. It was the second ODI of that series. In a video that went viral, I am seen hurling abuses at MS after an edge off Shahid Afridi’s bat goes between Dhoni and Rahul Dravid at first slip. People assume it’s from the Vizag match, but that incident is from the fourth ODI in Ahmedabad. However, I must admit I am not proud of my behaviour,”

In the interview, he also explained the reason why he lashed out on Dhoni that too being very loud.

“I had been hit for six by Afridi off just the previous ball. There was the usual pressure of an India-Pakistan match. Suddenly, I created a chance and it was missed. I lost my cool. That wasn’t the only incident where a player has lost his cool in that manner. Both Dravid and Dhoni were fine with me after the game but that doesn’t justify my behaviour,”

Here’s the video

Video went viral because it has Dhoni in it

Talking further, Nehra also revealed that the video which went viral after so many years was because it had MS Dhoni in it.

“The video is still popular because it has Dhoni in it. It’s like that old picture of me presenting an award to Virat Kohli when he was a kid. The picture is famous because it has Kohli in it, not because of me,”