{"id":180557,"date":"2026-06-14T20:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180557"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:02:26","slug":"in-hardiks-absence-nitish-reddy-the-all-rounder-continues-to-excel-in-every-outing-for-team-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180557","title":{"rendered":"In Hardik\u2019s absence, Nitish Reddy the all-rounder continues to excel in every outing for Team India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71101571\">A medium-pace all-rounder is someone every team hopes to have in their arsenal across the formats. Over the last decade, Hardik Pandya has been that person for India in white-ball cricket. Whenever he is fit, the Baroda all-rounder is one of the first names in the starting XI. However, the 32-year-old\u2019s frequent injuries have meant the team has often struggled to find the right combination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 2023 World Cup, Hardik\u2019s injury unsettled the line-up, and the lack of a similar replacement forced India into an awkward compromise with a long tail starting at number eight.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Ahead of the next year\u2019s ODI World Cup, even as the selectors are keen for Hardik to focus on the 50-over format, there is a pressing need to find a cover for him. Since the back end of 2025, Nitish Kumar Reddy has been trialled in Hardik\u2019s absence in ODIs and could become a key cog in the Men in Blue\u2019s preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Andhra all-rounder has, in recent times, worked with high-performance bowling coach Steffan Jones and increased his pace. In the first one-dayer against Afghanistan here on Saturday, Nitish delivered a fine spell of two for 31, including the key wicket of centurion Rahamanullah Gurbaz, who he castled with the perfect inswinging yorker.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, the all-rounder revealed he is ready for the challenge. \u201cAs an all-rounder, I have to do both jobs for my team; that\u2019s when the team is going to be in a great position, so I just have to show up when the captain gives me the ball or when the team needs some runs. I have to show intent in the field,\u201d said Nitish, who claimed his maiden wicket in ODIs on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>On the specific areas he has worked on, the 23-year-old revealed, \u201cI figured out that I am a front-on bowler and worked on the stride lengths, wanting to go much quicker on run-up. That\u2019s working for me, and it\u2019s coming good now.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ:<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-india-a-tri-nation-series-cricket-sri-lanka-u-19-dambulla-bowlers\/article71101011.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the\u00a0boy\u00a0wonder and the\u00a0\u2018wonderful boys\u2019\u00a0who\u00a0bowled to\u00a0him<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhile all-rounders bring a lot of value, Nitish felt the Impact Player in the IPL doesn\u2019t help them to bowl regularly. \u201cFor all-rounders, it is a little bit difficult because we always expect we [will] get four overs and, even if we get beaten up in the first one or two overs, you can come back and give your effort. That\u2019s where the players\u2019 mindset is determined. It used to be like that, but now if you bowl one or two overs badly, and maybe that\u2019s your end of the tournament. I believe, you know, bowlers should get four overs, and all-rounders should get four overs to get that experience,\u201d said Nitish.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the conditions in South Africa, India will hope Nitish can rise to the task of not just being a cover for Hardik but also be ready to complement him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/nitish-kumar-reddy-india-afghanistan-odi-series-hardik-pandya-all-rounder\/article71101571.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A medium-pace all-rounder is someone every team hopes to have in their arsenal across the formats. Over the last decade, Hardik Pandya has been that person for India in white-ball cricket. Whenever he is fit, the Baroda all-rounder is one of the first names in the starting XI. However, the 32-year-old\u2019s frequent injuries have meant &#8230; <a title=\"In Hardik\u2019s absence, Nitish Reddy the all-rounder continues to excel in every outing for Team India\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180557\" aria-label=\"Read more about In Hardik\u2019s absence, Nitish Reddy the all-rounder continues to excel in every outing for Team India\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/33_ODI_MATCH_INDIA_AFGHANISTAN_13_06_DHARAMSHALA.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":178548,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178548","url_meta":{"origin":180557,"position":0},"title":"Hardik, Rohit get all-clear for ODI return from BCCi CoE","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and senior batter Rohit Sharma have been cleared by the Sports Science team of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Centre of Excellence to participate in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting on Sunday in Dharamsala. 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