With no World T20 competition in 2018, Nehra apparently told the team management that it is only fair that performing juniors have a longer rope, PTI reported.
The Indian team landed in Mumbai at 0015 hours after a long flight from Durban.
Former Test batsman and Baroda coach said the Indian team should have persisted with the pacer rather than send him back just for one domestic match.
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The Durban defeat is the seventh instance since 2000 when India lost the next Test after gaining a 1-0 lead in the series.
The Indian captain said the top order batsmen let the team down in the second Test against South Africa.
India, who need 354 runs to win, were reduced to 38 for 2 on day four of the second Test.
South Africa reached 64 for no loss, for a cumulative lead of 152, after bowling out India for 240 in the second Test in Durban.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 46 as India reached 103 for 3 in reply to South Africa's 328 on day two of the second Test.
Sachin Tendulkar survived an injury scare on Tuesday when X-rays revealed just a bruise on his right thumb.
South Africa were 257-8 at close on Day 1 in the second Test against India.
The hosts have suffered a body blow with Jacques Kallis pulling out of the squad because of a back strain.
'There may be some interest from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich,' Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said.
Opener Herschelle Gibbs is expected to be moved down South Africa's batting order for the second Test against India.
Kwazulu-Natal ended the second and final day of the practice match on 243 for 8, in reply to India's 270 for 6 declared.
Chris Gayle blazed a half-century off 17 balls to power West Indies to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday.
Munaf has been laid low by a sore left ankle and captain Rahul Dravid said the bowler was not fit enough to take the field on Sunday.
The paceman had a sore left ankle and did not take part in the indoor net session at the University of Cape Town.
"We have to play much better to be competitive, and we can play much better than this," said the India captain.
The fast bowler claimed 4 wickets for 13 runs as South Africa beat India by 157 runs in the second ODI.
The left-arm seamer is all set to be dropped for India's second ODI against South Africa.
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in their last Super Eights game to enter the last four of the Twenty20 World Championship.
The Indian captain said it is difficult to match somebody of Brian Lara's quality.
Rain is again likely to play spoilsport in the second ODI between India and South Africa in Durban on Wednesday.
Yuvraj said his feat was revenge for the five plundered by England's Dimitri Mascarenhas off his bowling at The Oval.
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to a 14-ball 58 as India beat England by 18 runs.
India must have fixed batting slots if they are to taste success on the bouncy South African pitches, says Aamir Sohail.
The first one-day international between South Africa and India in Johannesburg on Sunday was called off due to rain.
Mark Gillespie led New Zealand's nine-wicket demolition of Kenya in the second match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
The list was complied by the the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after an nationwide campaign.
South Africa's largest generic drug company Enaleni Pharmaceuticals is planning to sue Lupin - the Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) domestic pharma major - for terminating a marketing right unilaterally in violation of an existing agreement.
Quinton de Kock top scored as all South Africa's batsmen got among the runs in a score of 283 for three on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Centurion on Saturday.
His six-wicket haul in the second innings of the Durban Test has lifted him one notch in the Test rankings.
Jonty Rhodes believes Australia's omission of spinner Nathan Lyon will hurt them in the World T20.
Leading private sector bank ICICI Bank has opened an office in South African city of Johannesburg with an aim to capitalise on India's growing ties with African countries.
Australia levelled the five-match one-day international series against South Africa at 2-2 after a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory.
Makhaya Ntini will also miss the second ODI against Zimbabwe after team management decided to rest him.
