New DelhiIf we weigh the Indian team’s ongoing preparations for the first Test match, the weight will appear to be slightly less in one department. The team management is working diligently to make this department strong and weighty. There is only one player in the Indian team who is qualified to work in this department, whose name is Nitish Reddy.
Although India has two established all-rounders R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, only one will be able to play on Australian pitches. In such a situation, serious consideration is being given to sending Nitish Reddy present in the team to Perth. At present, Nitish Reddy is the only seaming all-rounder in the team on whom the team management is working hard.
Reddy is ready
These days a strange movement is being seen in the ongoing practice session in Perth. Everyone in the team management is mostly focusing on one player. This player is being made to bat for 37-35 minutes in the nets along with bowling 7 overs with the new ball and 9 overs with the old ball.. The signal is clear, Reddy has been asked to be ready for the Perth Test. . Ready was getting a good bounce of pace in the nets and he was also seen bowling in this area, due to which the team management was very impressed. Nitish Reddy looks completely ready to fill the all-rounder slot with his bowling and batting.
Tashan has shown strength in T20
Reddy, who has already made a splash in international cricket, made his debut in the last T20 series against Bangladesh. This 21 year old batsman, who came to play only the second match of his career in Delhi, created a storm. Coming close to his century, this batsman lost his wicket while trying to hit a big shot but had played such an innings which made everyone his fan. Nitish Reddy scored 13 runs in the first 13 balls in his innings and then changing gears he scored 37 runs in the next 14 balls. Hit runs. Reddy scored the first fifty of his career in T20I with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. He achieved this big feat in his second match only. In his innings of 74 runs, Reddy scored 53 runs against the spinners and thus became the 5th Indian batsman to score the most runs in a T20I innings against spin.
allrounder in waiting
Nitish has played 23 first class matches so far. He has scored 779 runs during this period. Nitish has scored one century and 2 half-centuries during this period. He has also taken 56 wickets in first class matches. Taking 8 wickets for 119 runs in a match has been his best performance. Nitish has scored 403 runs in 22 List A matches. He has taken 14 wickets in this format. Now the real test is ahead. Nitish Reddy has the talent and only then he got the opportunity to come to Australia by becoming a part of the Test team. Reddy has already proved his mettle in T20 and now it is his turn to prove his best in Tests.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 18, 2024, 11:57 IST