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First IND vs AUS test: The first match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Team India looks fully prepared for this match. From the Indian team, two players have a chance to make their debut in this match. One such player is none other than Nitish Kumar Reddy. Nitish Kumar Reddy had already made his debut for the Indian team in the T20 format. This is his test debut. He has been given the debut cap by Indian batsman great Virat Kohli.
Team India will benefit
In Australian conditions, the Indian team will need faster bowlers. While Nitish Kumar Reddy is a fast bowling all-rounder. So the captain of the Indian team has included him in the playing 11. This was a very special moment for Nitish Kumar Reddy. Very few Indian players have had the opportunity to debut in difficult conditions like those in Australia. Apart from him, fast bowler Harshit Rana also got the opportunity to make his debut.
How has Reddy’s career been?
If we take a look at Nitish Kumar Reddy’s career, he has scored 779 runs in 23 first-class matches. His best performance has been 159 runs. At the same time, he has also shown wonders with the ball. Nitish Reddy has taken 56 wickets in 42 innings from 23 matches. His average with the ball has been 26.98. He has performed amazingly for Team India in T20 International. A similar performance is expected from him in the test as well.
India to play 11 in first Test: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Mohammed Siraj.
Australia will play with 11 in the first test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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