Gifted younger all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy introduced his arrival on the world stage with an unbelievable knock tonight (October 9) within the second India vs Bangladesh T20I.
The 21-year-old slammed a quickfire 34-ball 74, placing at a blistering charge of 217.65.
Strolling in to bat 25/2, which quickly grew to become 41/3 inside 5.3 overs, Nitish joined forces with Rinku Singh to stabilize India’s innings.
Though Nitish had a sluggish begin, scoring simply 13 runs from 13 balls, issues modified as soon as he capitalized on a free hit. From that time on, his innings gained momentum, main him to a blistering 27-ball half-century—his first for India. He continued his aggressive method even after reaching the fifty milestone.
In his final 21 balls, Nitish smashed 61 runs, hitting three boundaries and 7 sixes, reaching a surprising strike charge of 290.47. He significantly went after the spinners, who struggled on the floor, scoring 53 runs off 19 balls at a strike charge of 278.94, together with six maximums.
Whereas Nitish has witnessed a meteoric rise in his profession, we hint again the steps from his U-16 days to changing into India’s newest all-round prodigy.
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Timeline of Nitish Kumar Reddy’s rise as a star
2017 – Nitish scored 811 runs in Andhra Cricket Affiliation (ACA) inter-district matches and 1237 runs in seven matches at a mean of 176.71 in all India inter-state matches. He additionally took 27 wickets within the inter-district video games and 26 wickets within the inter-state matches.
2018- Nitish Kumar Reddy slammed 441 runs (366b, 60×4, 7×6) within the pre-quarterfinals of the Vijay Service provider u-16 Trophy.
2018 – Nitish Kumar Reddy received the Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for one of the best Underneath-16 cricketer within the 2017-18 season. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) offered the award to him on the Annual Awards Perform in Bangalore in June 2018 together with a money prize of ₹1.5 lakh. Nitish is the primary participant from ACA to get the BCCI award.
2020 – He made his first-class debut for Andhra within the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.
2021 – Nitish made his Record A debut on 20 February 2021, for Andhra within the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
2023 – Nitish Reddy was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) public sale for INR 20 lakhs and made his IPL debut the identical season.
2024 – Nitish Reddy makes his India debut within the shortest format towards Bangladesh.
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