IND vs AUS: Nitish emerged as the hope of the Indian team in Australia, impressed with aggressive batting even under pressure

Posted on 11th Dec 2024 by rohit kumar

When young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy was selected for the Australia tour, no one had any idea that he would become the most useful all-rounder for the team on this tour. Nitish from Andhra Pradesh had performed well with his bat and ball in the IPL and India's head coach Gautam Gambhir had his eyes on him. On the Australia tour, Gambhir wanted a fast bowling all-rounder in the playing XI who could give rest to his main fast bowlers for a few overs and also take wickets when needed. Apart from this, he could score useful runs for the team by batting in the lower order.

 

Nitish has done this job well so far. He has played short but useful innings for the team so far. He even gave the team a big success by taking the wicket of Labuschagne in the Perth Test. He has impressed the team management with his performance so far while troubling the Australian team a lot. His batting attitude on this tour is a topic of discussion. He hit spectacular sixes on Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland in the pink ball test.

 

Played 25 first-class matches

 

Before coming to Australia, his career in first-class cricket was also good. He bats in the lower order and in such a situation he does not get many opportunities to play big innings. Despite this, he has been successful in doing well in first-class cricket. He has scored 942 runs in 25 first-class matches which includes a century and two half-centuries. His best score has been 159 runs. Apart from this, he has taken 58 wickets in the same number of matches. His best score in an innings is five wickets for 53 runs, while his best performance in a match is eight wickets for 119 runs.

 

Innings played aggressively attracted attention.

 

The team's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate has also praised Nitish. He said, Reddy has done everything that a young player can do in such a short time and we feel that he has a lot of potential. It is very difficult to play fast bowlers on the Australia tour, but he was not seen struggling against any bowler. He also targeted the team's experienced spinner Nathan Lyon and hit three fours off his eight balls.

 

In the second Test, Starc bowled the ball a little outside to play a shot and Reddy sent the ball across the boundary. Reddy played an unconventional shot to Boland and reverse swept and the ball went for a six. During the preparation in Perth, on the one hand, it seemed that he needed to work on some aspects, the way he performed in the match is commendable. Our reaching a score of 150 in the first match was excellent. He still has a lot of work to do, but a 21-year-old youth playing three innings in this style is very encouraging.

 

Started professional cricket four years ago

 

21-year-old Reddy started playing professional cricket only four years ago. The team management is betting on him given plans. Hardik Pandya is playing less in red-ball cricket while Shardul Thakur is not fit due to being 33 years old. Reddy has been outplaying aggressive shots in three out of four innings on the Australia tour. In Australia, the runs of the lower-order batsmen play a very important role for the visiting team. In such a situation, Nitish's scoring runs at number seven will be very important for the team. Now everyone's attention will be on Nitish's batting even on the pitch helpful for fast bowlers in Gabba.

 

Indian batsmen practiced with red ball before Brisbane Test

 

After a crushing 10-wicket defeat in the pink ball day-night cricket test, Indian batsmen led by captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took part in a tough net session with the red ball here on Tuesday with the aim of making a comeback in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Australian team has reached Brisbane for the third Test starting on Saturday, but the Indian team decided to stay here to focus on improving their red-ball skills.

 

The Indian team focused on their defensive technique and left the balls. Sharing the video of the Indian team's practice, the BCCI wrote on social media, now it is time to think about the future. Preparations for the Brisbane Test have begun here in Adelaide. Out of form Indian captain Rohit has managed to score just 142 runs in the last 12 innings with one half-century (52). He could not play in the first Test due to the birth of his son and on Tuesday he aimed to regain rhythm as soon as possible while facing both Indian spinners and fast bowlers.

 

Rohit, who came out to bat at number six in the second Test, scored three and six runs in two innings. He was lbw in the first innings while Australian captain Pat Cummins bowled him in the second innings. Kohli, who ended his 16-month century drought with a century in the first Test in Perth, was dismissed behind the wicket in both innings in the pink ball Test. He was caught at second slip in the first innings and caught behind the wicket in the second innings. Star Indian batsman Kohli practiced with full enthusiasm. He was cautious at the beginning of the net session, but then gradually got into rhythm. Lokesh Rahul looked more calm. He focused more on his defense while Rishabh Pant played some pickup shots.