Gujarat Titans team at ‘Shubharambh’ event in Ahmedabad ahead of IPL 2026. NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill wants his fast bowlers to display the same intensity and aggression that former India pacer Ashish Nehra displayed during his playing days ahead of the IPL 2026 season. Known for his fiery pace and passion on the field, Nehra never held back – often shouting and at times even cursing if there were errors in the field or dropped catches.Now the head coach of Gujarat Titans, Nehra’s old bowling clips remain a fan favourite. His aggressiveness and loud instructions that kept fielders on their toes are still widely used.
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Axar Patel questions Impact Player rule: ‘All-rounders lose value’ In fact, one of the famous clips shows Nehra shouting at MS Dhoni.Dhoni faced Nehra’s wrath during an ODI against arch-rivals Pakistan National Cricket Team in 2005. Nehra produced a lead while bowling Shahid Afridi, but Dhoni failed to take a catch behind the stumps. The pedestrian was visibly enraged and lost his temper.During an interaction with anchor and TV personality Mandira Bedi, Gill said that he wants Nehra-like aggression from his pace attack in IPL 2026.Gujarat Titans’ pace arsenal for the season includes Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma and Jason Holder.“I don’t want my fast bowlers to be calm. I want them to be furious like Ashu Pa was. I’m sure you must have seen the videos of Ashu Pa acknowledging dropped catches when he was playing,” Gill said.Prasidh was the Purple Cap holder in IPL 2025 with 25 wickets in 19 matches.Gujarat Titans won their first IPL title in 2022 under Hardik Pandya.Last season Gujarat Titans reached Eliminator but lost to Mumbai Indians by 20 runs. However, Gill is confident of a turnaround this time.“We had a very successful season last year as well. We didn’t win the trophy but that doesn’t detract from the brand of cricket we played. Now we are here to correct the mistakes we made last season. We fell behind in some things,” he added.
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