Big Blow for India! Nitish Kumar Reddy Could Miss Remaining T20Is vs Australia, Coach Confirms Situation

As per the latest update, Nitish Kumar Reddy's participation in the remaining two T20Is is still a concern, and he could miss those games. However, India’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel, gave a massive update on all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, he clarified that Reddy looks good and has taken up every session, but his return will be confirmed after assessment.

Earlier in this tour, Nitish Kumar Reddy had a quadriceps injury before the third ODI during the practice session, which led him to miss the 3rd ODI. Later, he missed the first three T20Is in this series against Australia due to neck spasms after recovering from the quadriceps injury.

Despite his injury, Nitish Kumar Reddy was never released from their squad or replaced by any other player. However, Kuldeep Yadav has been released from the squad for this series. Reddy was seen batting in the nets during the practice sessions for the upcoming T20I match against Australia in Carrara.

The final update on Nitish Kumar Reddy on tomorrow’s game is awaited however chances are pretty much low that he will the part of the squad after Washington’s impressive knock of 49* (23).

India’s Bowling Coach Morne Morkel on Nitish Kumar Reddy:

India’s bowling Cooach Mone Morkel gave a massive update on Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of the 4th T20I match between India and Australia in Carrara. He said, “He did all his work that was needed or expected of him today, fielding, batting, and bowling. And he picked all of that. So, we will find out  now, after the assessment, where he is at.”

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India’s Playing XI for 4th T20I [Expected]

India National Cricket Team T20I Squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.

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