Andhra all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy got here to the get together when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wanted somebody to put their hand up and be counted to not solely smash his maiden IPL fifty, but additionally ship on the promise he confirmed throughout the home cricket together with Ranji Trophy the place he scored 366 runs together with a 159 towards Bihar. Reddy, primarily a batter, has progressed as an all-rounder in age-group cricket and aspires to be the very best all-rounder on the planet like Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes.
The 20-year-old Reddy got here by means of the ranks as a gap batter for Andhra however began batting at No. 3 from the Vinoo Mankad Under-19 match onwards in 2018-19. Everyone acquired a primary glimpse of Reddy on the BCCI annual awards 2017/18 when a thin 15-year-old cricketer bagged the Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for being the U16 star for the 12 months.
Reddy labored his manner by means of the ranks in home cricket batting within the top-order however slid down to No. 3/4 for Andhra on the senior degree as he stored engaged on his bowling. In his personal admission, Reddy discovered onerous to open the batting whereas bowling tempo. Since he did not hand over on his bowling, he developed right into a batting all-rounder who bowls medium tempo.
He acquired picked up within the IPL public sale 2023 by the Sunrisers Hyderabad at his base value of INR 20 Lakh however performed simply two video games, that too as a bowler. However, after a smashing Ranji season the place he was persistently offering runs for Andhra at No. 7/8 and taking wickets and a whole lot of them. Reddy ended his season with 25 wickets in seven matches together with a five-wicket haul towards Mumbai. After a very good home season within the Ranji and Vijay Hazare Trophy, Reddy carried his kind to the IPL and is now exhibiting what he can do, particularly with the bat within the center and decrease order for SRH.
Reddy has been given the No. 4 function by the Sunrisers and after exhibiting a glimpse of what he can do towards the Chennai Super Kings, stood up when the wickets had been falling throughout him. Reddy began gradual however got here into his personal towards Harpreet Brar taking him for a few fours and as many sixes.Â
Reddy smashed his maiden IPL fifty and despite the fact that he acquired out for 64, he has undoubtedly sealed his spot within the SRH line-up and will likely be hoping to present extra of the identical within the remaining video games.
