Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Nitish Kumar Reddy should be grateful to the Indian team management for giving him the chance to excel in the recently concluded T20I series against Bangladesh as well. He also applauded the seam-bowling all-rounder for making the most of his chances, especially with the bat.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’ said, “Their thinking was to establish Nitish Kumar Reddy in this series. He should be grateful that the Indian team thought they should do like that. You don’t get that number easily. Hardik (Pandya), Rinku (Singh) or Riyan Parag could have also played at No. 4. However, you asked Nitish to play. The Player of the Match performance he gave in the second match, the way he batted, he also has the same ability that Sanju has. He can hit straight sixes while standing in his position.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra added that Nitish Kumar Reddy was found slightly wanting in the bowling department, mostly in the third
T20I.

“He is a work in progress in bowling and it was seen in yesterday’s match as well. Litton Das hit five fours in an over. He didn’t have an idea how to come out of it, whether to bowl slower ones, yorkers, or something else. He couldn’t figure that out and he (Litton) kept hitting. However, the captain thought it was okay even if got hit. He would again bring him back. Washington Sundar has picked up three wickets in this series but he got only four overs. You could have given him four overs in every match. You didn’t do that. You have the choice of whom to bowl how many overs and when, and the team decides at that point in time,” Aakash Chopra concluded.