An ankle injury almost ended Ashish Nehra's international career but he is back and making quite a statement at the IPL. Playing for the Mumbai Indians, Nehra has bowled well in virtually all games, capping it off with a superb performance on Wednesday night's encounter against the Rajasthan Royals.

Ashish Nehra: Everyone knows that I am playing after so long. It is a good platform for me to bowl as one has to bowl only four overs. But to straight away play in this format has been tough, so, I am getting back the confidence. Hopefully it will be good for me.

Was it as easy as you made to look like against Rajasthan Royals yesterday, who you bowled out for 103?

Ashish Nehra: No, it is never easy in twenty20. It is always difficult, specially for a bowler and where I am bowling - the first 6 overs and after 15, is always going to be tough. You never know - in one game you can pick 2, 3 or even 4 wickets but in the next match, you may just give away huge runs. So, for me I am going to be always happy as long as my team is winning and as long as my body is ok.

Even if I am giving 40 runs in 4 overs but my team is winning and my body is feeling fine as that was my main problem in the last year and a half. For me that is the main concern. And the more I play, my body will get better and my rhythm will get better.

When you came to play for Mumbai, not having played for a while. How was it for you?

Ashish Nehra: It is always tough for the bowlers, especially as I knew that I was coming back straight to T20 in IPL. I knew it would going to be a big tournament of international standards. So, I knew it would always by difficult. But as I said, the more I play, it will start getting better. I love challenges, like bowling on the flat wickets or bowling with the new or the old ball in the circle, so, I am enjoying it.