‘You want him to go larger up the order’: Ravi Shastri bats for Nitish Reddy to be promoted | Cricket Information

“I really feel that the best way he’s batted, that is the final time he’ll bat at 7. To get the steadiness of the facet, you want him to go larger up the order, both 5 or 6 after which you’ve the chance of taking part in 5 bowlers to take the 20 wickets, and he’s on condition that form of confidence to the selectors and the staff administration and the captain,” Shastri stated on Star Sports activities.

“Reddy is totally able to batting within the high 6. Then it modifications the entire steadiness of the sport. You go to Sydney with him batting within the high 6, and also you’re taking part in 5 bowlers,” he added.

Reddy’s combative spirit and the invaluable 127-run stand he shared with Washington Sundar (50 off 162 balls) proved to be the turning level for the hosts.

Reddy’s innings was termed as considered one of best Take a look at knocks by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar given the state of affairs as India had been in a precarious place after Rishabh Pant’s dismissal courtesy a rash shot had left India tottering at 191 for six.

The younger Andhra batter may have been stranded on 99 when Jasprit Bumrah acquired dismissed, leaving Reddy with last-man in Mohammed Siraj, who walked in to a different spherical of boos and confronted three deliveries from residence skipper Pat Cummins.

Siraj survived the Cummins onslaught and a picture-perfect straight drive off Scott Boland within the subsequent over helped Reddy rating his maiden century because the Indian dressing room gave him a standing ovation.

Nitish remains to be unbeaten at 105 together with Mohammed Siraj as India closed out Day 3 with 358/9, nonetheless trailing by 119 runs.

(With company inputs)