New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy has enjoyed a brilliant debut Test series against Australia so far. The young all-rounder has been scoring runs consistently in the lower middle order and has arguably been one of the best batters for India in the first two matches of the high-profile series. Courtesy of his batting heroics, Nitish surpassed the likes of Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma to create a new record in Australia.
Nitish made an impressive debut in the series opener in Perth where he played a fine knock of 41 runs off 59 balls to bail India out of trouble as they were bowled out of 151 runs. He followed it up with an unbeaten 38 off just 27 deliveries in the second innings and shared a brilliant partnership with centurion Virat Kohli to help India post 487 runs on the board and set up a huge 295-run victory for the visitors.
The Andhra all-rounder continued his fine form with the bat in the 2nd Test in Adelaide where he finished as India’s top run-scorer in both innings with knocks of 42 runs apiece. Nitish has already amassed 163 runs in the first two matches while batting in the lower middle order and has left many impressed with his batting abilities and consistency.
Nitish Reddy creates unique sixes record
Reddy has so far hit seven sixes in the first two matches of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, including six against pacers. He has become the first Indian batter to hit more then three sixes against pacers in Test cricket in Australia, surpassing the likes of Pant and Rohit among others.
Nitish has hit two sixes each against Pat Cummins and Scott Boland and one each against Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh in the first two Test matches of the series so far. He is the first Indian to hit more than five sixes against pacers in Test matches in Australia as no other Indian batter has hit more than three maximums vs pace in the longest format Down Under.
Most sixes by an Indian against pace in Test matches in Australia:
Nitish Kumar Reddy – 6
Rishabh Pant – 3
Rohit Sharma – 3
Ajinkya Rahane – 3
Zaheer Khan – 3
With 7 sixes already in the ongoing series, Nitish is also on the verge of breaking the record for most sixes by an Indian in Test cricket on Australian soil. Pant and Rohit share the record jointly with 10 sixes each. Nitish needs to hit only 4 more maximums in the remaining three matches in the series to claim the record for most sixes by an Indian batter in Australia in Tests.
Young all-rounder Nitish Reddy surpassed the likes of Rohit Shrarma and Rishabh Pant to create a unique record for India after his batting heroics in the ongoing Test series against Australia. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
