Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar sees a “uncommon batting expertise” in younger Nitish Kumar Reddy. However he dropped a refined trace concerning the dilemma concerning his place within the taking part in XI by suggesting the necessity for the Indian staff to make its bowling assault sharper. The 21-year-old may arguably be the discover of the sequence for India simply after the primary two Exams of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) sequence in Australia. When Indian batting stalwarts stood clueless in Perth and Adelaide, Nitish stole the limelight with a barrage of aggressive strokes, establishing himself as a drive to be reckoned with.
Within the first innings of the sequence opener, coming in at quantity eight, Nitish was fast to grasp that the floor provided nothing to Nathan Lyon and reeled off three fours in eight balls.
Although Nitish has simply 942 runs to his identify in first-class cricket, averaging a mere 23.55 in 25 matches, he has proven indicators of being rather more than what his statistics counsel.
Nitish’s precision and understanding of the sport have allowed him to wallop the Australian bowling unit with out breaking a sweat. Whereas that includes at quantity seven, Nitish produced a game-changing 41 within the opening Take a look at and went on to slam 42 every within the first and second innings of the Adelaide Take a look at.
“Distinctive batting expertise there, and you may see it. Possibly the form of batting expertise that will get higher with higher-quality bowling. He hasn’t obtained many runs in first-class cricket, however you possibly can see the uncommon batting expertise there,” Manjrekar instructed ESPNcricinfo.
Nevertheless, he raised his concern concerning the want for the Indian staff to search out the best stability after the Adelaide Take a look at. Recognized for his or her prowess to take wickets in response to their will, the Indian seamers had been blunt whereas concentrating on the Australian batters.
Aside from Jasprit Bumrah showing to be in his league along with his swagger, the remainder of the tempo unit appeared to ship a toothless show on nearly all of the events.
If Indian administration decides to throw one other seamer into the combination, Nitish may very well be the sacrificial lamb within the course of. With the possibilty of taking part in him as an all-out batter, Manjrekar feels it’s too dangerous and too early.
“However India additionally has to consider the stability of the staff. India additionally need to look to make their bowling sharper together with fixing the batting points. Nitish has proven some spark in the intervening time. It’s a bit dangerous however too early,” he added.
The continued BGT at present stands stage at 1-1 because the motion now heads to Brisbane for the third Take a look at, starting on Saturday.
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