As Indian cricketer Ashish Nehra played his career's final cricket match beating New Zealand in Twenty20 internationals, his mates bid adieu to the fast bowling legend. The veteran speedster retired from all forms of cricket on Wednesday after bowling his last ball at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium and defeating New Zealand by 53 runs in the first of three T20I. It was a historical day for India as they broke the spell against Kiwis to establish their first T20I win against them and also for Nehra as his bid adieu to his career on the ground where it all started.

India's Ashish Nehra greets by Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni after his retirement from all forms of cricket during the first T20 match against New Zealand at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Pic/PTI