All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy played a brilliant inning of 74 runs in 34 balls in his second match and showed why he got a place in Team India so soon. India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead by scoring 86 runs in the second match of the three-match T-20 series against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Apart from his batting, 21-year-old Nitish Reddy also showed his seam-bowling skills and gave an excellent all-round performance by taking 2-23 wickets.
Father left his job and relatives taunted him.
The journey of Nitish, who made his debut this year for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, has been full of challenges. Reddy comes from an ordinary family. To make his son a cricketer, the father left his job and focused all his attention on Nitish's career. Now his hard work is bearing fruit. Before IPL 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad had bought Nitish Kumar Reddy for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. Nitish, born on 26 May 2003 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, also does wicketkeeping. He has played 20 first-class matches for Andhra Pradesh. He made his debut for Andhra against Kerala in Ranji Trophy 2020. Nitish Reddy also has experience of 22 List A matches.
SRH honed its talent in IPL
Nitish Reddy, who hit seven sixes and four fours, explained how the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp in the IPL helped him develop as an all-rounder. 'Initially, I was not expected to bat at number 4. I was seen as a reasonable all-rounder who could bat lower down the order. But when I performed against Punjab, they believed in me and gave me a chance at number 4.
Got benefit from talks with Morkel
Reddy revealed how conversations with bowling coach Morne Morkel helped him perform well with the ball. He says, 'There, I am working on my bowling. I want to be more consistent as it will help me develop into a good all-rounder. He's a great coach and gives me a lot of confidence, so I'm very grateful to have him on the team. The schemes here are very different and they have been really helpful for my development and skills.
Credit for success given to coach Gambhir
Nitish Kumar Reddy credited his all-round ability to the team's head coach Gautam Gambhir. Reddy said in the video shared by BCCI, 'We were talking among ourselves that no pressure should be taken. We aimed to target the spinners. To be honest, the credit for this goes to Gautam sir, he gave a lot of confidence. He told me to trust my bowling. He said that while bowling, think like a bowler, not like a batsman who can bowl.
Father left his job and relatives taunted him.
The journey of Nitish, who made his debut this year for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, has been full of challenges. Reddy comes from an ordinary family. To make his son a cricketer, the father left his job and focused all his attention on Nitish's career. Now his hard work is bearing fruit. Before IPL 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad had bought Nitish Kumar Reddy for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. Nitish, born on 26 May 2003 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, also does wicketkeeping. He has played 20 first-class matches for Andhra Pradesh. He made his debut for Andhra against Kerala in Ranji Trophy 2020. Nitish Reddy also has experience of 22 List A matches.
SRH honed its talent in IPL
Nitish Reddy, who hit seven sixes and four fours, explained how the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp in the IPL helped him develop as an all-rounder. 'Initially, I was not expected to bat at number 4. I was seen as a reasonable all-rounder who could bat lower down the order. But when I performed against Punjab, they believed in me and gave me a chance at number 4.
Got benefit from talks with Morkel
Reddy revealed how conversations with bowling coach Morne Morkel helped him perform well with the ball. He says, 'There, I am working on my bowling. I want to be more consistent as it will help me develop into a good all-rounder. He's a great coach and gives me a lot of confidence, so I'm very grateful to have him on the team. The schemes here are very different and they have been really helpful for my development and skills.
Credit for success given to coach Gambhir
Nitish Kumar Reddy credited his all-round ability to the team's head coach Gautam Gambhir. Reddy said in the video shared by BCCI, 'We were talking among ourselves that no pressure should be taken. We aimed to target the spinners. To be honest, the credit for this goes to Gautam sir, he gave a lot of confidence. He told me to trust my bowling. He said that while bowling, think like a bowler, not like a batsman who can bowl.
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