Nitish Kumar Reddy: The Future Star of Indian Cricket
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Nitish Kumar Reddy is among India's brightest young cricketers today. Born on 26 May 2003 in Visakhapatnam, he is a right-handed batsman and a medium-pace bowler. He represents Andhra Pradesh in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He has made a name for himself in the Indian national team with consistent performances, showing how fast he is growing as a cricketer.Nitish started playing cricket at the age of 5. He was recognized early as a good player by then selector MSK Prasad, who requested him to train at the Andhra Cricket Academy. His father played an instrumental role in shaping his cricket career and even quit his job to take care of his son's cricket career. Nitish went on to play a record 441 runs against Nagaland in the 2017-18 Vijay Merchant Trophy and concluded the season with over 1200 runs and 26 wickets. He was subsequently honored by BCCI as the best under-16 cricketer of the year.
______ Ai Generated He made his first-class debut for Andhra in 2020, and then in List A and T20 in 2021. He took 25 wickets in the 2022-23 Ranji season and emerged as one of the prominent players in the domestic league. He is a left-arm fast bowler with an ability to reverse swing. Sunrisers Hyderabad selected him in the 2023 IPL auction at a minimum price of ₹20 lakh. He featured in just two matches that year but saw more action in 2024, where he more than proved himself worthy of his pick. He scored 303 runs at a strike rate of more than 140 and took three wickets as well. His 76 not out off eight sixes against Rajasthan Royals was a highlight of the year. For his all-round effort, he was awarded the Emerging Player of the Year. SRH retained him for ₹6 crore after this breakout season for IPL 2025. Although he could muster only 182 runs from 13 games this season, he remains one of the stars of the future of the team. ______ Ai Generated Nitish played his debut international game for India in the month of October 2024 in a T20 match against Bangladesh. In the second match of the series, he scored 74 runs off only 35 balls and also took 2 wickets, winning the Player of the Match award. He was soon selected for the Test series in Australia, where he played his first game in Perth. In the fourth Test, he played a stunning 114 batting at number 8 and became the first Indian to have achieved a Test century batting at number 8 in Australia.
Nitish Kumar Reddy is just 22, but his career has already been packed with giant moments. With sound batting ability, handy bowling, and positive self-belief, he has everything to become a giant name in Indian cricket in the years to come.
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