Team India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has shared his post-injury struggles during the ongoing third Test against England at Lord’s. He had also sustained a side strain during a practice session in January, which ruled him out of the home T20I series versus England as well. He returned to action in IPL 2025, playing as a specialist batter for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), before resuming bowling in the final 3 league matches as well.

Speaking at the post-day press conference, he said, “Yeah, to be honest, after the injury it’s been a bit tough for me to get into my rhythm. Obviously, I got a side strain, and it’s been hurting me after the injury as well. At the end of the IPL season, I got straight into bowling in matches, and I felt great. I just wanted to enjoy the moment and bowl the way my team wanted me to, and I guess that’s exactly what I’ve done. I’m pretty happy with the way I bowled today, and I just want to continue tomorrow and get some more wickets for my team.”

However, Nitish Kumar Reddy also opined on how the Indian bowling unit approaches conditions in England as well.

“So it’s just a simple plan for us. Bumrah bhai leads the bowling unit, and he just tells us to be patient and do the good work as much as we can. So that’s exactly what we did today. Yeah, obviously we were expecting a bit more wickets, but yeah, we’re happy with the way we bowled today. Whoever got the ball, they just did brilliantly, and we just want to keep that disciplined bowling tomorrow as well and get the six wickets as quickly as possible,” Nitish Kumar Reddy concluded.