Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Nitish Kumar Reddy is being considered for the seam-bowling all-rounder’s position in India’s playing XI for the BorderGavaskar Trophy. However, he also added that the Andhra Pradesh player showed poor performances in the two unofficial Tests between India A and Australia A.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Nitish Kumar Reddy needs to be spoken about because the performance has been very cold in the two matches (between India A and Australia A). In batting, he hasn’t scored runs, and in bowling, he has picked up just one wicket,” he said. “We are thinking of fast-tracking him for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He is that kind of a player, medium pacer, batter, who provides us depth and balance, because we won’t be able to play four pacers in Perth. We want to play four pace options but the fourth cannot be an out-and-out pacer.”

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However, Aakash Chopra was unsure whether Nitish Kumar Reddy could perform well in the role Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya have played previously as well.

“Shardul used to be there and we had expectations from Hardik. Now we have expectations from Nitish Kumar Reddy but how? That is the big question. The recent performance, which has been seen now, is not very promising. That is why I am saying that we are showing a lot of confidence in Nitish Kumar Reddy, but I really hope it works out, because firstly the first-class experience is limited and secondly, the returns in the two matches in Australia aren’t looking very promising with the bat and also with the ball,” Aakash Chopra concluded.