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    Home / News / Sports News / Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Nitish Kumar Reddy could feature in Perth Test
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    Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Nitish Kumar Reddy could feature in Perth Test
    Kumar Reddy could play as a pacer

    Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Nitish Kumar Reddy could feature in Perth Test

    By Rajdeep Saha
    Nov 17, 2024
    05:20 pm

    What's the story

    All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is on the cusp of making his Test debut for India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

    The first Test match is set to start this Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.

    As per The Indian Express, the Indian team management is mulling playing him as the fourth seamer, owing to the stadium's reputation for bounce and carry.

    This tactical move could bolster India's fast bowling unit.

    Here's more.

    Team composition

    Reddy's potential role in India's fast bowling lineup

    The Indian squad for the upcoming Test series features fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna.

    Bumrah will lead the team in Rohit Sharma's absence and lead the attack with Siraj and Akash Deep playing supportin role.

    India would be tempted to have a fourth seamer and Reddy fits the bill as an all-rounder.

    With Hardik Pandya also missing from the Test squad, Reddy is the only pace-bowling all-rounder for this five-match series.

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    Selection rationale

    Gambhir had backed Reddy's selection over Shardul Thakur

    Shardul Thakur, who was a part of India's last tour of Australia, was ignored in favor of Reddy.

    At a pre-departure press conference, India's head coach Gautam Gambhir had justified the decision saying it was about "moving forward."

    He was confident of Reddy's abilities and the selected squad.

    "We all know how incredibly talented Nitish Reddy is and if given an option, he will deliver for us," said Gambhir.

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    Career highlights

    Reddy's impressive domestic and IPL performance

    21-year-old Reddy, a batting all-rounder from Andhra Pradesh, has been phenomenal in domestic cricket.

    He has played 21 First-Class games, scoring a century and two fifties, while also taking 56 wickets.

    He owns 779 runs in FC cricket at 21.05. With the ball, he averages 26.98.

    His prowess was further highlighted last season while representing Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

    He scored 303 runs for SRH in IPL 2024 at 33.66.

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    Information

    India's likely XI for the opener 

    India's probable XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washingon Sundar, Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj.

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