Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar sees a “rare batting talent” in younger Nitish Kumar Reddy. But he dropped a refined trace in regards to the dilemma relating to his place within the enjoying XI by suggesting the necessity for the Indian crew 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 Tests 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 pressure to be reckoned with.
In the primary innings of the sequence opener, coming in at quantity eight, Nitish was fast to understand that the floor provided nothing to Nathan Lyon and reeled off three fours in eight balls.
Even 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 recommend.
Nitish’s precision and understanding of the sport have allowed him to wallop the Australian bowling unit with out breaking a sweat. While that includes at quantity seven, Nitish produced a game-changing 41 within the opening Test and went on to slam 42 every within the first and second innings of the Adelaide Test.
“Exceptional batting talent there, and you can see it. Maybe the kind of batting talent that gets better with higher-quality bowling. He hasn’t got many runs in first-class cricket, but you can see the rare batting talent there, ” Manjrekar advised ESPNcricinfo.
However, he raised his concern in regards to the want for the Indian crew to search out the correct stability after the Adelaide Test. Known for his or her prowess to take wickets in keeping with their will, the Indian seamers have been blunt whereas concentrating on the Australian batters.
Apart 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 potential of enjoying him as an all-out batter, Manjrekar feels it’s too dangerous and too early.
“But India also has to think about the balance of the team. India also have to look to make their bowling sharper along with solving the batting issues. Nitish has shown some spark at the moment. It is a bit risky but too early,” he added.
The ongoing BGT at the moment stands stage at 1-1 because the motion now heads to Brisbane for the third Test, starting on Saturday.
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