MSK Prasad On Nitish Kumar Reddy: Indian cricket team is ready for Australia tour. On this tour, Border-Gavaskar Trophy of 5 test matches will be played between India and Australia. At the same time, Ajit Agarkar’s selection committee has announced the Indian team for this series. Young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been selected in the Indian squad. Nitish Kumar Reddy is being considered as the backup of Hardik Pandya, but former chief selector MSK Prasad does not agree with this. MSK Prasad said that even though Nitish Kumar Reddy has been given a place in the Indian Test team, he is not Hardik Pandya.
What did MSK Prasad say on Nitish Kumar Reddy?
Former chief selector MSK Prasad said that I think he was selected long ago, they have confidence in his batting and he can bowl 8-10 overs, like Hardik Pandya used to bowl, but he is not Hardik Pandya. Who bowls at a speed of 140 kilometers per hour. He said that he bowls only at a speed of 125 to 130, I am a little worried about his experience in red ball cricket because he has not played this format enough. He had taken around 25 wickets in the last few domestic seasons.
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s career has been like this
If we look at the career of Nitish Kumar Reddy, this player has played 21 first-class matches, in which he has scored 708 runs. Whereas as a bowler, Nitish Kumar Reddy has taken 55 wickets. In which he has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings twice. However, Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance in the IPL 2024 season was excellent. Apart from his batting, this player also showed his bowling skills. After this, he played a explosive inning of 74 runs in 34 balls against Bangladesh.
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