Washington Sundar got injured in the first ODI and was later released, but Chopra thinks Reddy might replace him in the starting lineup. The BCCI named Ayush Badoni as Sundar’s replacement on Monday. Chopra, however, recommended that Reddy be given the opportunity to enjoy the cherry first.
Nitish Kumar Reddy should eventually be included in India’s starting XI for the second ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday, January 14 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, according to former Test opener Aakash Chopra. The Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder should bat at number six, not lower, according to Chopra.
“Will Nitish Kumar Reddy have a spot? You sent Harshit Rana ahead of Washington Sundar because Washi was hurt, but Washi had to come later, which is why I’m asking. “You need a batter at number seven or eight,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
“It appears that they will now play Nitish Kumar Reddy, as we had been like a broken record requesting his inclusion. I humbly ask that you send him at number six if you play him. It will not be appropriate to send him at No. 7 or No. 8, he continued.
KL You ought to go at number five, Rahul. When you go to No. 6: Chopra, I completely fail to grasp.
Chopra advised the management of the Indian squad to move Reddy to the No. 6 position and send KL Rahul to bat at No. 5 in Rajkot. The cricketer-turned-commentator blasted the former for his decision to bat at number six in the most recent game.
“It has frequently happened in Nitish Kumar Reddy’s career thus far that you play him but don’t play him correctly. Talking about it makes my throat hurt. I will thus stop talking. But I see him having fun. He should bat at number six, hopefully. KL You ought to go at number five, Rahul. “When you go at No. 6, I don’t understand it at all,” he remarked.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, and Harshit Rana should come after Rahul at numbers six, seven, and eight, respectively, according to Chopra. In the first ODI, Rana was elevated to No. 7 ahead of the injured Sundar, while Jadeja batted at No. 5.
“Stop being flexible and experimental, stay at number five, retain Nitish Kumar Reddy at number six, Ravindra Jadeja at number seven, and Harshit Rana at number eight. It’s not necessary. “I will say again that you play Nitish, but don’t do proper justice with him if you don’t play him at No. 6 and don’t get him to bowl a few overs,” Chopra noted.
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