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Time of India
3 days ago
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- Time of India
Injuries scuttle India's preparation! Nitish Reddy likely to be ruled out
India's Nitish Kumar Reddy leaves the field after being dismissed by England's Ben Stokes on day three of the Third Rothesay Men's Test at Lord's Cricket Ground, London on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) Manchester: On Saturday, Anshul Kamboj was asked to travel to Manchester as a cover for pacers Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep. Just as the Indian team was settling into a good rhythm with a settled combination in the series, they were hamstrung by a few injuries leading up to the fourth Test starting here on Wednesday. The latest on the list is Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is suspected to have suffered a knee injury. It's been raining here almost all day for the last two days. The practice session on Sunday was restricted to the indoor facilities at Old Trafford. Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, and Reddy skipped practice. Akash Deep's groin and back are being monitored closely, while Arshdeep's split webbing on his bowling hand is likely to take some more time to heal. TOI understands that Reddy could well be ruled out of the tour. 'Reddy has injured his knee. The BCCI medical team is assessing him, but it could be a ligament tear,' a BCCI source told TOI. If Reddy is unfit, the team management may have to go with Shardul Thakur. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! India had banked on the utility allrounders in Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington to lend balance to the playing XI from the second Test. With two Tests remaining, they were expected to play a bigger role than just being the support wheels. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 Most Gorgeous Women, Ranked BigGlobalTravel Undo It's not just Reddy and Washington; Dhruv Jurel may have to be ready too, as Pant's recovery from an index finger injury is also being monitored daily. Assistant Coach Ryan ten Doeschate on Thursday claimed Jurel is being kept ready in case Pant doesn't recover enough to keep wickets here. 'It's giving as much attention and care to the guys who aren't playing as they are playing. Making sure they get quality practice between tests. Talking to them about why we are going with the combinations we're not going with and hoping that they're in the right frame of mind and obviously physically and technically ready to play Test cricket when their chance comes,' ten Doeschate said on Thursday. EXCLUSIVE: Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of England Test series Gautam Gambhir's tenure as Head Coach of the team has mostly been about having more players with multiple skills regardless of the format of the game. That led to Washington Sundar playing ahead of R Ashwin to start the Test series in Australia last November. Reddy was fast-tracked into the Test team in Australia mainly because of the promise he showed in the preceding IPL. Reddy's century in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne raised hopes of finally discovering a genuine seam-bowling allrounder in the mix since Hardik Pandya expressed reluctance to play Test cricket due to fitness issues a few years ago. Thakur, who was seen as the one to be doing the job in the interim, lost his place to Reddy after the first Test here. It's time Thakur proved the selectors right for bringing him back almost out of the blue. There are murmurs that Gambhir has been overtly keen to give Jurel more game time too. All of it sounds fair in the white-ball formats. To execute it in the longest format of the game needs absolute conviction. Poll Who do you think should replace Nitish Kumar Reddy if ruled out due to injury? Shardul Thakur Dhruv Jurel Another allrounder Stick with the current squad Gambhir's calls have been mostly vindicated by Washington and Reddy with crucial contributions at different stages in different Test matches. Washington's spell of 4/22 in the second innings at Lord's last week gave India a definite advantage to go ahead in the series. He also answered the team management's call to arrest any lower middle-order collapse in the first innings before he fell for a duck in the chase at Lord's. It was Washington's finest performance overseas. However, Reddy's performances since the MCG Test have been underwhelming. He was brought in to bat at No. 6 from Edgbaston. By the second innings in the second Test, he lost that batting number to Ravindra Jadeja. The three top-order wickets at Lord's have been his biggest contribution. Thakur looked out of breath in the first Test. What this team needs at this moment is reassurance from Thakur and Washington that they are ready to step up and do more than just contribute to the team. Washington and Thakur are not completely alien to taking more responsibility when the team is somewhat crippled, as he showed on his Test debut in the famous Gabba win in 2021. It was in England in 2021 that Thakur truly showed his prowess as a bowling allrounder with his batting capabilities down the order. He may have got another shot at redemption. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
India.com
3 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Bad news for India, star player ruled out of Ind-Eng Test series due to...
India star all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy on Sunday was ruled out of teh remainder of the Test series between India and engalnd. According to a report, Reddy sustained a knee injury during a gym session on Sunday, and scans confirmed ligament damage. The 22-year-old injury news has come as a major blow to India's hopes of winning a Test series in England after eighteen years. With Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, and Akash Deep on the injury list, the team is already struggling with fitness issues. Pant's availability as a wicketkeeper is still up in the air, as both Akash Deep and Arshdeep have been ruled out of the Manchester Test beginning July 23. Shardul Thakur is likely to play in Manchester Test In the absence of Reddy, Mumbai's all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to be a part of India's playing XI in Manchester Test. Shardul, who has taken 33 wickets in 12 Test matches so far, was picked before Nitish in last month's series opener at Headingley in Leeds, but he did not accomplish much with the bat and ball. Nitish scored 43 runs (30 and 13) and grabbed three wickets (2 and 1) at Lord's Test. Nitish scored two runs (1 and 1) in the second Test of the ongoing Anderson-Trophy Trophy, but he was still included in India's playing XI for the third Test. Nitish Kumar Reddy Tests stats soo far On November 22, 2024, Nitish made his Test debut for India in a match against Australia in Perth, and he made an immediate impression with his batting. In the red-ball match at Optus Stadium, he scored 41 runs in the first innings and stayed undefeated with 38 in the second. He also took one wicket in the second innings of his first Test match for India, clean bowling Mitchell Marsh. In the opening innings of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India, which took place at Melbourne Cricket Ground from December 26 to 30, Reddy smashed his first Test century for India. However, India lost by 184 runs, and his 114-run knock was in vain. Reddy has played a total of seven Tests for India, scoring 343 runs in 13 innings while also claiming eight wickets. In seven overs, his best bowling stats in Test matches are 2 for 32.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
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- New Indian Express
Best hits of a teen
Cricket eventually ended up becoming his thing. Growing up in Melbourne, the city of Brett Lee, James Pattinson, Scott Boland and the likes, he wanted to become a fast bowler. However, soon Vishwa realised spin would be a better option for him, and invariably in the land of Shane Warne, he opted for leg-spin. He made a steady rise up the ranks and even toured India as part of the Australia U19 side, playing a Youth Test against India U19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, in front of his family. India U19 won the first game, but Vishwa impressed with a four-fer and a three-fer in that match. In the lead-up to the 2024 Indian Premier League, Vishwa was also a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings. For someone whose first memory of watching Test cricket was the India-Australia 2011 Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, both the MCG and Chepauk remain special. The teenager, who plays for Dandenong Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket Competition, spends most of the Australian summer in cricket grounds, honing his skills and taking wickets. During the off-season, he frequently visits Chennai for training and upskilling himself. 'I think from 11 or 12, I have been training here. I first went to the Cricket Drome academy, and I worked with Sridharan Sriram, who used to work with the Australian team. Afterwards, I also worked with a few spin coaches like Siva Prakasam,' he shares.
News18
3 days ago
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- News18
Nitish Kumar Reddy Ruled Out Of India-England Test Series: Report
According to a report, Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered a knee injury while training in the gym on Sunday. Star all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy on Sunday (July 20) has been ruled out of the last two matches of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England. According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, the 22-year-old cricketer from Andhra Pradesh suffered a knee injury while training in the gym on Sunday, with scans revealing ligament damage. The news of Reddy getting injured is a big setback to India's chances of winning a Test series in England after 18 years. The visitors are already dealing with injury-related issues for Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Rishabh Pant. While Akash Deep and Arshdeep are all set to miss the match in Manchester starting July 23, Pant's participation as wicketkeeper is still doubtful. In the absence of Reddy, who scored 43 runs (30 and 13) and picked up three wickets (2 and 1) in the Lord's Test, Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur is likely to be part of India's playing XI in the Manchester Test. Shardul, who has 33 wickets to his name in 12 Tests played so far, was picked ahead of Nitish in the series opener played at Headingley in Leeds last month, but he failed to do much with the bat and ball. Reddy's record in Tests Nitish made his Test debut for India against Australia in Perth on November 22, 2024, and impressed with his batting. He scored 41 runs in the first innings of the red-ball match played at Optus Stadium and remained unbeaten on 38 in the second. In his debut Test for India, he also picked up one wicket (clean bowled Mitchell Marsh) in the second innings. Reddy scored his maiden Test century for India in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, which was played from December 26 to 30 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. But his 114-run knock went in vain as India suffered a defeat by 184 runs. Reddy has played a total of seven Tests for India so far and has scored 343 runs in 13 innings in addition to taking eight wickets. His best bowling figures in Tests are 2 for 32 in seven overs. In the ongoing Anderson-Trophy Trophy, Nitish scored 2 runs (1 and 1) in the second Test, but despite that, he was retained in India's playing XI for the third Test. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
4 days ago
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- Indian Express
IND VS ENG: ‘It's a game of emotions, and you don't need 22 robots': Nasser Hussain on Mohammad Siraj being fined by ICC
While India lost the Lord's Test match by 22 runs, the third Test between India and England also had some heated moments between the two teams. With England openers taking up their time, a fired-up Shubman Gill-led Indian team had a confrontation with the England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett on the third day of the Test. The next day saw Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj celebrating excessively after he dismissed Ben Ducket. Siraj was later fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct by the ICC. Former England captain Nasser Hussain has termed the fine as harsh and has called out the ICC for not seeing the game as a game of emotions. 'One of the highlights of the Test match, the way India went at Crawley. For a start, they are talking about time wasting. They (England openers) started 90 seconds later than they should have. They were very street-smart in the way they slowly walked down the stairs and pretending to get lost in the long room and got out in the middle and they were smart. And India rightly went at them, and that obviously fired everyone up,' Hussain told Sky Sports. The incident happened in the sixth over of England innings when a fired-up Siraj dismissed Duckett with the England batsman being caught by Jasprit Bumrah at mid-on after a pull shot. An agitated Siraj would follow Duckett during his walk back to form the crease and made light contact too with the English batsman, as Duckett walked towards the dressing room. Post the match, former England skipper Michael Atherton had called out the incident, comparing it with Virat Kohli's shoulder barge against Australian batsman Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne last year. Hussain, though, does not see the Siraj incident like the Kohli incident. 'Then, (Mohammad) Siraj was fired up. I think he's a better cricketer when he's fired up. You'd love to have Siraj on the side. I didn't think he should've been fined. He went close to the line, he was right in (Ben)Duckett's face, he didn't barge at Duckett. If anything, Duckett went in that direction to get off the pitch. It wasn't a shoulder barge as it has been with Kohli, you mentioned at the end of the game the other day but it wasn't. I think it's a game of emotions, and you don't need 22 robots. I love that tension,' Hussain added. When asked about where the series was headed, Atherton was of the view that the confrontation would play out for the rest of the series, with two Tests to be played. Atherton also sees the players not forgetting what happened at Lord's. 'And that's what happened, England kind of were fired up. That's also going to now play out for the rest of the series, which is the beauty of a five Test series that it allows kind of sub plots and personal rivalries and animosities to develop. Although, there are seven or eight days off before the next Test. Nobody will be forgetting all of it. So all of that context will be coming in the next Test,' said Atherton.
