Nitish has witnessed a meteoric rise in his career
Talented young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy announced his arrival on the world stage with an incredible knock tonight (October 9) in the second India vs Bangladesh T20I.
The 21-year-old slammed a quickfire 34-ball 74, striking at a blistering rate of 217.65.
Walking in to bat 25/2, which soon became 41/3 within 5.3 overs, Nitish joined forces with Rinku Singh to stabilize India’s innings.
Although Nitish had a slow start, scoring just 13 runs from 13 balls, things changed once he capitalized on a free hit. From that point on, his innings gained momentum, leading him to a blistering 27-ball half-century—his first for India. He continued his aggressive approach even after reaching the fifty milestone.
In his last 21 balls, Nitish smashed 61 runs, hitting three boundaries and seven sixes, achieving a stunning strike rate of 290.47. He particularly went after the spinners, who struggled on the surface, scoring 53 runs off 19 balls at a strike rate of 278.94, including six maximums.
While Nitish has witnessed a meteoric rise in his career, we trace back the steps from his U-16 days to becoming India’s latest all-round prodigy.
2017 – Nitish scored 811 runs in Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) inter-district matches and 1237 runs in seven matches at an average of 176.71 in all India inter-state matches. He also took 27 wickets in the inter-district games and 26 wickets in the inter-state matches.
2018- Nitish Kumar Reddy slammed 441 runs (366b, 60×4, 7×6) in the pre-quarterfinals of the Vijay Merchant u-16 Trophy.
2018 – Nitish Kumar Reddy won the Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for the best Under-16 cricketer in the 2017-18 season. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) presented the award to him at the Annual Awards Function in Bangalore in June 2018 along with a cash prize of ₹1.5 lakh. Nitish is the first player from ACA to get the BCCI award.
2020 – He made his first-class debut for Andhra in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.
2021 – Nitish made his List A debut on 20 February 2021, for Andhra in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
2023 – Nitish Reddy was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for INR 20 lakhs and made his IPL debut the same season.
2024 – Nitish Reddy makes his India debut in the shortest format against Bangladesh.
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