In November last year, allrounder Nitish Reddy was presented with his maiden Test cap by Virat Kohli for the Perth match in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Fast forward 11 months, Reddy made his debut in national colours in the ODI format against Australia, this time getting his cap from former captain Rohit Sharma.
“Cap No. 260: Nitish Reddy. Welcome to the club. You’ve had a great start to your career. And it’s only because of how you want to play the game and your attitude. I am 110% sure that with that attitude, you are going to go a long way in this Indian team. You are going to be an all-format great which I believe thoroughly because like you said in your speech yesterday, you want to be everywhere. And that is where where we all want you to be. So good luck. I am 110% sure that the te