Nitish Kumar Reddy Joins Elite List of ODI Debutants This Year

Nitish Kumar Reddy finally made his ODI debut for the Indian team. Within a year, Reddy has now played for India across all three formats of the game. Even in his first ODI against Australia, he looked promising to the team.

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal

While chasing the target set by England of 249, he came to the crease with the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. Jaiswal had given a strong start to the team, scoring three boundaries. But he was not able to carry the momentum forward and lost his wicket after scoring 15 runs off 22 balls.

This was the only game in which Jaiswal received an opportunity to play for the team. He was not selected in the playing XI for the future games of the series too. He made his debut as Kohli got injured during the practice session. And with Kohli returning for the next game, Jaiswal went out to miss games for India in the ODI format.

2. Harshit Rana

Harshit Rana made sure to deliver well in his debut game. Although he leaked runs in the initial overs, he took wickets for the team to lower the scoring rates. In the last over of the powerplay, Rana took the wickets of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook, giving India the upper hand in the match.

He finished the match with 3 wickets, conceding 53 runs in 7 overs. Despite having a high economy rate, his wicket-taking abilities could not be undermined. Till now, Harshit Rana has played 6 ODI matches for the team, and took 10 wickets at an average of 23.40, and an economy of 5.80.

3. Varun Chakravarthy

Therefore, even the BCCI selectors could not ignore him for the ODI format. In the ODI series against England, Chakravarthy was selected in the playing XI for the second ODI match. With India bowling first in this game, it was time for Chakravarthy to dominate over the English batsmen.

He was able to take the wicket of Phil Salt, which was also his only wicket throughout the game. Still, Varun Chakravarthy went on to play for India in the Champions Trophy, also helping the team to win the final match. Playing 4 matches for the team, Chakravarthy holds 10 wickets at an average of 19.

4. Nitish Kumar Reddy

In his place, the Indian team went with Nitish Kumar Reddy, a decision which paid off. He received his ODI cap in the first match from Rohit Sharma and went on to make his debut. At a time when even India's top order failed to score runs, Nitish Kumar Reddy made his mark by scoring 19 runs off 11 balls. It should be noted that

Although Reddy failed to perform well with the ball, he was still able to score well. With India now preparing for the second ODI, fans would want to see Nitish Kumar Reddy back in the team.