Having debuted during the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Nitish Kumar Reddy is fast becoming a standout member of the Indian cricket team. Expectations for Reddy to show his ability and drastically improve the team’s performance run high as India heads ready for the second Test in Adelaide.

Nitish Reddy reveals his struggles and how and why he became serious towards cricket

In his own words, he was not “serious” about cricket in his early days. But everything changed for Nitish Reddy when he saw tears rolling down his father’s face owing to their financial struggles.

It was a transformative moment for the young all-rounder who vowed to work harder and achieve success in the game, which culminated in a fine debut for India in the first Test against Australia at Perth.

Reddy produced an impressive show, scoring 41 and 38 runs in the two innings against the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood at Optus Stadium. He also claimed a wicket as India registered a massive 295-run win.

The 21-year-old is likely to retain his spot in the Pink-ball second Test at Adelaide Oval, having slammed 42 off 32 balls in the day-night warm-up match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.

In the second innings at Perth, Reddy shared an unbroken 77-run partnership with his hero Virat Kohli, who handed him his maiden Test cap ahead, thus fulfilling a childhood dream.

Recalling the time when he took a selfie with Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma during the 2018 BCCI awards night, Reddy said, 

The all-rounder explained his preparation for high-pressure games, saying: 

(PTI)