Gautam Gambhir, head coach of the Indian nationwide cricket workforce, opened up about younger all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy not getting an opportunity to bowl within the second Take a look at match in opposition to the West Indies nationwide cricket workforce.
Coach Gautam Gambhir justified Shubman Gill’s resolution to not discipline all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, saying it would not matter whether or not the all-rounder bowls or not as he has gained expertise taking part in Take a look at matches in residence situations.
Nitish Kumar Reddy made an excellent 43 in opposition to West Indies.
The Andhra and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder performed for India in each Take a look at matches of the house sequence in opposition to the West Indies nationwide cricket workforce.
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India had a convincing 2-0 win in opposition to the visiting workforce, however Nitish Kumar Reddy didn’t contribute a lot to the victory regardless of taking part in within the match.
Within the Take a look at sequence opener on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, West Indies’ Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled 4 overs within the first innings and none within the second. He additionally didn’t get an opportunity to bat in India’s solely innings. The one noteworthy factor Nitish Kumar Reddy did on this match was the good catch he took to run again Tajnarine Chanderpaul.
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s non-use continued because the match shifted to Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. In his first innings with the bat for India, the all-rounder smashed 43 runs after which centered solely on his protection.
India defeated West Indies for 248 in 81.5 overs after which imposed a chase. Roston Chase’s facet carried out higher within the innings, scoring 390 in 118.5 overs. Nevertheless, all through each innings, Nitish Kumar Reddy was given no likelihood to bowl.
Look, for me, I do not assume it issues what number of overs he bowls – Gautam Gambhir
On the post-match press convention in Delhi, coach Gautam Gambhir stated that though Reddy couldn’t bowl, he had gained lots of expertise on the sphere. He stated:
“Hear, for me, I do not assume it issues what number of overs he bowls. It is vital that he has expertise and home expertise. Generally you possibly can be taught quite a bit simply by taking part in a sport of cricket, and that is a Take a look at match. We do not wish to use a 23-year-old just for powerful excursions away from residence. It isn’t honest to him if we resolve to solely play him on abroad excursions, whether or not it is Australia or South Africa or New Zealand. For those who’ve executed effectively within the UK, I feel it is value making an attempt in a home setting.”
Wherever there is a chance to place him in an Indian setting, we’ll proceed to do this – Gautam Gambhir
Coach Gautam Gambhir additionally stated that it could be unfair to play Reddy solely in abroad matches and wished to present Reddy an opportunity in Indian situations as effectively. he stated:
“And wherever we get a chance to place him in an Indian setting, we’ll proceed to do this, as a result of it is vital to develop gamers like Nitish, as a result of we all know bowling all-rounders should not seen fairly often. And we have been speaking about seam bowling all-rounders for many years, so each time we get that chance, we’ll proceed to develop him,” he added.
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