IND vs AUS 1st Test: The first match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Team India looks fully prepared for this match. Two players have got a chance to debut in this match from Team India. One of the players is none other than Nitish Kumar Reddy. Nitish Kumar Reddy made his debut for Team India in the T20 format. This is his Test debut. He has been given his debut cap by the great Indian batsman Virat Kohli.
Team India will benefit
Team India will need more fast bowlers in Australia’s conditions. While Nitish Kumar Reddy is a fast bowling all-rounder. Due to which the captain of Team India has included him in the playing 11. It was a very special moment for Nitish Kumar Reddy. Very few players for India have had the opportunity to debut in tough conditions like Australia. Apart from that, fast bowler Harshit Rana has also been given an opportunity to make his debut.
How has Reddy’s career been?
If we take a look at Nitish Kumar Reddy’s career, he has scored 779 runs in 23 first class matches. His best performance has been 159 runs. At the same time, he has also shown wonder with the ball. Nitish Reddy has taken 56 wickets in 42 innings of 23 matches. His average with the ball has been 26.98. He has performed brilliantly for Team India in T20 Internationals. A similar performance is expected from him in Tests as well.
India’s playing XI for the first Test: KL Rahul, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurrell, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Mohammad Siraj.
Australia scoring 11 runs for the first Test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Lebusch, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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