NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh voiced his issues concerning the crew’s composition forward of the opening Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
Group India is reportedly contemplating giving all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy his first Check cap within the opening match. Nitish has obtained an sudden call-up after his latest debut in T20 Internationals towards Bangladesh.
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Harbhajan Singh, throughout a dialogue on Jatin Sapru’s YouTube channel, emphasised the restricted expertise in Reddy’s first-class profession. The 21-year-old has performed 23 matches, accumulating 779 runs at a median of 21.05 and claiming 56 wickets at a median of 26.98.
Harbhajan questioned the choice to position such an important accountability on Reddy within the demanding situations of Perth. The previous spinner additionally highlighted the absence of Shardul Thakur, who performed a key half in India’s notable sequence victory in Australia in the course of the 2020-21 season.
“You wanted an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya. However you do not have an possibility however to play Nitish Kumar Reddy. The place is Shardul Thakur? The place is Hardik Pandya? We simply confined them to shorter codecs. Abruptly, on a tour like this, you are asking Nitish to bowl,” Harbhajan stated.
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Harbhajan instructed that Reddy’s function is likely to be corresponding to the bowling contributions of former captain Sourav Ganguly, offering just a few overs of medium tempo and probably choosing up essential breakthroughs.
“What he can do is simply bowl just a few overs right here and there like Sourav Ganguly did, and if he will get 1-2 wickets, then that may be a bonus,” Harbhajan added.
As the primary Check is ready to begin at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Friday, there are questions being raised concerning the crew’s strategy to choice.
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