After he was named in the Test squad, not many were expecting him to find a place in the playing eleven. However, the team management gave him a chance from the very first Test and Nitish Reddy did not disappoint. He played in all five Tests and made a number of useful contributions.
He managed to contribute with both bat and ball during the series. With the bat, the Andhra allrounder scored 298 runs at an average of 37.25 including a brilliant century in the fourth Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. With the ball, the youngster picked up five wickets at an average of 38.00.
Sanjay Bangar's prediction for Nitish Reddy:
Speaking on Star Sports, the former cricketer said that Nitish Reddy would struggle to find a place in the ODI and the T20I team. Not only that, but Bangar also said that Reddy is unlikely to be picked in the team for the home Tests while calling him an 'extremely critical member for the overseas Test matches'.
"It's still early days for me. Here is a chance for you, if you cast your mind back over the last 10-12 years, who was the guy who did that job really well? Irfan Pathan is the one who comes to mind, who bowled with the new ball or one change, and who also gave you runs whenever required," said Sanjay Bangar.
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"However, here is a player who can give you ideal balance for your overseas Test matches and that's where the real value is," he said.
"That's where not necessarily traveling with the Indian team, but whenever he is off national duty and off his state duty, the National Cricket Academy has got a massive role to play in terms of getting him up to that workload to bowl 10 or 15 overs really with penetration, and that's an opportunity which is very, very enticing," he added.
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