Here’s the Reason Why Nitish Kumar Reddy is not playing Today’s 2nd T20I Match Against England
By Aayush Pathak a day ago
Why is Nitish Kumar Reddy not playing today against England in the Second T20I? India are taking on England for the Second T20I of the 5-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first. Find out why Nitish Kumar Reddy is missing from today’s Test match against England
“We’ll look to bowl first. Looks a good track, there was a little bit of dew yesterday, hoping the wicket will be better in the evening. It looks good, it looks hard, hope it stays the same. We want to stick to the basics and have the same approach we had in the last game in all the departments. Really looking forward to the game. (Fielding) That’s one thing which brings everyone together, brings a lot of energy and positivity., said Surya at the time of the toss.
However, when the squads were announced, it was revealed that Nitish Kumar Reddy is not playing today against England in the second T20I.
Why is Nitish Kumar Reddy not playing today against England in the Second T20I?
Nitish Kumar Reddy is reportedly struggling with a side strain. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the development at the time of the toss. He also revealed that Nitish has been ruled out of the entirety of the series.
“Nitish Kumar is ruled out for the tournament. Rinku will recover in one or two games. We have Washington Sundar, local boy and Dhruv Jurel in place of Rinku.”, Suryakumar said.
Nitish Kumar Reddy was a part of the Indian Playing XI for the First T20I against England. Though he did not bowl or bat, he took two important catches as India won the game by 7 wickets.
Shivam Dube Added as Cover
It is being reported that Shivam Dube has been called up as a cover for the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy. Dube is currently with Mumbai’s Ranji squad and is likely to join the Indian Team ahead of the Third T20I in Rajkot.
Shivam Dube has played 33 T20Is for India and scored 448 runs at an average of 29.86. Dube has also taken 11 wickets at an economy rate of 9.53.
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