Sunrisers Hyderabad, despite not performing at their best, find themselves in the top-four in the ongoing Indian Premier League points table. Even as many of the veteran key players have struggled, and injury concerns, Sunrisers Hyderabad have three wins so far. And, Nitish Reddy is one of them who stood up n every occasion.

James Franklin, SRH’s assistant coach applauded Nitish’s improvement as a cricketer, but also stated that there would be a need for him to be consistent as well.

“It’s great to see Nitesh play the way he’s been playing so far in this year’s IPL,” Franklin said on Monday, on the eve of SRH’s match against Delhi Capitals, in Hyderabad. “Last year he probably, by his own admission, didn’t quite play at the level that he would expect out of himself. I think last year was a really good learning year for him.”

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“From a bowling point of view, he’s fulfilled a couple of different roles, whether it’s taking the new ball or coming in the middle, and he’s been able to create some opportunities that have led to some wickets. The pace is definitely up from last year, and the way that he’s planning his overs, the way that he’s sequencing his balls to the different batters is really helping him. So his form is really encouraging for us at the moment. The challenge is to obviously try and maintain this form throughout a long tournament, but he’s in a really good frame of mind at the moment,” he shared again.

But Franklin was also shared about Reddy’s contributions with the bat, even though they have largely been small cameos. A 13-ball 28 against Rajasthan Royals, a 24-ball 39 against Kolkata Knight Riders and a 33-ball 56 against Lucknow Super Giants were important too.

“He’s been brilliant with the bat,” James Franklin concluded. “We’ve seen the bounce back early in this year’s IPL, and hopefully he can maintain that form throughout. That’s the real challenge for him. He’s played some real good cameos and been part of some very vital partnerships for us, particularly with Heinrich Klaasen.”