Nitish Kumar Reddy made a promise to himself post the Australia tour that he would improve his bowling and on Thursday, the medium pacer did show he has upskilled himself with the ball.
Bowled 44 overs Down Under
Reddy had bowled 44 overs in the five-match series in Australia (2024-25), but ahead of the England tour, he hardly bowled in the IPL and that did not inspire much confidence in his all-round abilities. But on Day One of the third Test here, Reddy removed England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley in his very first over to put the brakes on the opposition. “After Australia tour I felt like I have to improve my bowling and consistency is what I look to achieve.
Advice from Cummins
“I just asked him [Pat Cummins, his captain at Sunrisers Hyderabad] what’s the difference between Australia and England since this is my first tour and he said that it’s not going to be like a change but you watch about the weather conditions and just play your game,” Reddy said in the post-day press meet. “You will get to know because obviously I am going to play two India ‘A’ tour two games so he said just try to learn as much as you can,” he added. Reddy said he had an extensive chat with India bowling coach Morne Morkel. “I have had chats with Morne as well. We are seeing good progression in my bowling and I am really enjoying working with him,” he added.
It’s no holiday: Gambhir on BCCI’s family rule
India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed the BCCI’s directive to limit the presence of cricketers’ families during long overseas tours, saying players must realise they are not on vacation but on national duty. The BCCI introduced a revised travel policy after the Indian team’s 1-3 defeat in Australia at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, capping family members’ stay to two weeks maximum for tours longer than 45 days.
“Families’ roles are important, but you’ve got to understand one thing. It’s not a holiday. You’re here for a huge purpose. You’ve got very few people in that dressing room or in this tour that get this opportunity to make the country proud. “So yes, I’m not against not having families with us,” said Gambhir during a conversation with Cheteshwar Pujara on Sony Sports Network.
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