This ground again became special for Nitish Reddy. (Photo- Paul Kane/Getty Images)
The first ODI between India and Australia was played at Optus Stadium in Perth. This match was very special for Team India’s star all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. He got a chance to play his first ODI match for Team India. Nitish Reddy has also played for India in Test and T20 formats before. Actually, Hardik Pandya is not a part of Team India in this series. Due to which Nitish Reddy was successful in becoming the first choice of the management as a fast bowling all-rounder. The special thing was that he got a chance to make his ODI debut at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
This ground again became special for Nitish Reddy
Optus Stadium in Perth is very special for the rising star of Indian cricket Nitish Kumar Reddy. His Test career started on this ground. Now his ODI career also started here. Last year, he played the first match of his Test career on the same ground, when veteran batsman Virat Kohli handed him the Test cap. Nitish had performed amazingly in that debut match. In the first innings he played a useful innings of 41 runs, while in the second innings he remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs. Not only this, he also showed excellence in bowling and took one wicket in his name. His brilliant start played an important role in giving India a huge victory of 295 runs in that test match.
Now, Nitish did not disappoint even in his ODI debut. In the first ODI against Australia, captain Rohit Sharma handed him the ODI cap, which was another special moment for him. Nitish did not get much chance to bat, but he played a brilliant inning of 19 unbeaten runs in 11 balls, which included two skyscraper sixes. This short but aggressive innings of his proved that he has the ability to play big shots even under pressure.
Nitish Reddy’s career
Apart from 1 ODI match, Nitish Reddy has so far played 9 Test and 4 T20 matches for Team India. In Tests, he has scored 386 runs at an average of 29.69, which includes one century, which he scored in Australia only. At the same time, in 4 T20 matches, he has scored 90 runs at an average of 45.00, which includes 1 half-century. Apart from this, he has taken 8 wickets in Test and 3 wickets in T20.