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Some Lesser Known Facts About Nitish Kumar Reddy

• Nitish Kumar Reddy is an Indian cricketer. In February 2023, he was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 20 Lakhs ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League.

• Reddy began playing cricket at the age of five and regularly visited the Hindustan Zinc grounds to watch cricket.
  

  A childhood photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy

• His father, K. Mutyala Reddy, was a constant supporter of his ward. Later, he quit his job in Hindustan Zinc when he was transferred to Udaipur, Rajasthan; Mutyala was not convinced about the quality of training that Nitish would receive at his new workplace.

• While speaking about his father’s sacrifice, in an interview, the cricketer pointed out that his father was the first person who believed in him; his father, K. Mutyala Reddy, quit his job when Nitish was ten or twelve years old to help the cricketer build a professional career. He added that many of their relatives were upset with his father’s decision to quit the job; however, Mutyala stood by his choice.

• Later, the cricketer was admitted to the VDCA camps under the Andhra Cricket Association and started his professional training sessions.
  

  A photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy (second row, fifth from left) with the VDCA academy players

• Reddy was named to the Andhra Under-14 team for the 2015-2016 South Zone Inter State Under-14 Tournament. On 6 January 2016, he was named to the playing eleven and scored 76 runs from 163 balls against the Tamil Nadu Under-14 in the opening match of the competition; this was his highest score in the tournament.

• Nitish played four matches in the 2015-2016 South Zone Inter State Under-14 Tournament and scored 152 runs at an average of 38.00, including two half-centuries.

• In 2017, he was part of the Andhra Under-16 team, which played in the 2017-2018 Vijay Merchant Trophy (South Zone). In the first match, Reddy scored 301 runs from 407 balls and took a wicket against the Tamil Nadu Under-16 in December 2017.

• Nitish scored 441 runs from 336 balls and took a three-wicket haul in both innings against the Nagaland Under-16 in the pre-quarterfinal of the Vijay Merchant Trophy on 9 January 2018; Andhra won by an innings and 678 runs.
  

  A photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy bowling in a match

• On 14 January 2018, he took a five-wicket haul against the Madhya Pradesh Under-16 team in the quarter-final; however, he failed to replicate his batting performances from the previous matches and was dismissed on a duck in the first innings. Reddy scored eight runs in the second innings, and Madhya Pradesh defeated Andhra by an innings and 81 runs.

• Kumar played seven matches in the Vijay Merchant Trophy between 1 December 2017 and 15 January 2018. He ended the tournament as the top scorer with 1237 runs at an average of 176.71, including four centuries and two half-centuries; the cricketer took 26 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls.

• In September 2018, Reddy was named to the India Under-19 B team for the 2018-2019 Quadrangular Under-19 Tournament. In his debut match against Afghanistan Under-19 on 14 September 2018, he took two wickets at an economy of 5.29 and scored two runs.

• In the final against India Under-19 A on 18 September 2018, he scored eight runs from 13 balls but did not bowl; India Under-19 B won by ten runs.

• Reddy was named to the Andhra Under-19 team for the 2018-2019 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State Tournament in October 2018. Nitish took a three-wicket haul from ten overs at an economy of 4.50 against the Punjab under-19 team on 10 October 2018. Four days later, he took two wickets from ten overs at an economy of 4.10 and scored 76 runs from 70 balls against the Baroda Under-19 team.
  

  Nitish Kumar Reddy playing for the Andhra team

• The cricketer played ten matches for the Andhra Under-19 team in the 2018-2019 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State Tournament, and he scored 351 runs and took 12 wickets.

• Following his stellar performances in the state under-19 team, Nitish was named to the India Under-19 Green team for the 2018-2019 Under-19 Challenger Trophy in November 2018. In the opening match against the India Under-19 Yellow on 10 November 2018, he scored 12 runs and took two wickets.

• On 16 November 2018, Reddy scored 19 runs and took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.57 against the India Under-19 Blue team in the final of the Under-19 Challenger Trophy and helped the India Under-19 Green lift the trophy; Nitish took five wickets and scored 55 runs from four matches in the competition.
  

  A photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy (second row, first from right) with his teammates following the Under-19 Challenger Trophy victory

• Reddy was part of the Andhra Under-19 team, which participated in the 2018-2019 Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy between 19 November 2018 and 28 January 2019. Nitish took a three-wicket haul and scored 13 runs against the Orissa Under-19 team on 3 December 2018.

• The cricketer scored 155 runs from 252 balls and took a wicket against the Goa Under-19 team in the group stage match of the Cooch Behar Trophy on 10 December 2018. Reddy scored 373 runs and took ten wickets from seven matches in the tournament.

• In October 2019, Nitish Kumar was named to the Andhra Under-19 team for the 2019-2020 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State Tournament. He took a three-wicket haul in the opening match against the Maharashtra Under-19 team on 4 October 2019.

• Reddy scored a half-century (50) against the Mumbai Under-19 team on 9 October 2019. Four days later, he took a three-wicket haul from 9.5 overs at an economy of 2.34 and scored 16 runs against the Chhattisgarh Under-19 team in the group stage match of the competition.

• On 15 October 2019, he scored 83 runs from 120 balls against the Tamil Nadu Under-19 team in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State Tournament group stage match; this was his highest score in the 2019-2020 competition season. Nitish played eight matches in the tournament and scored 276 runs with a strike rate of 57.02 and took 13 wickets at an economy of 3.81.
  

  Nitish Kumar Reddy playing for the Andhra Under-19 team

• Kumar Reddy was part of the India Under-19 A team for the 2019-2020 Under-19 Challenger Trophy between 11 November 2019 and 17 November 2019.

• On 13 November 2019, Nitish scored 30 runs and took two wickets against Nepal A Under-19 team in the Challenger Trophy group stage match. Four days later, in the final of the tournament, he took a three-wicket haul from nine overs at an economy of 5.89 and scored 30 runs (not out) against the India Under-19 B team; India Under-19 A won by 43 runs and clinched the title. Nitish scored 66 runs with an average of 33.00 and took eight wickets from four matches in the tournament; he was the second-highest wicket-taker of the competition.

• After a series of stellar performances with the Under-19 team, Reddy was named to the Andhra team for the Ranji Trophy in 2019. Nitish debuted for the Andhra team in the Ranji Trophy match on 27 January 2020 against Kerala. In the first innings of the test, he scored 39 runs from 60 balls and took the catch of Basil Thampi. The cricketer took his maiden Ranji wicket in the second innings with the dismissal of Ponnam Rahul.

• On 12 February 2020, he was named to the playing eleven of the Andhra team against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy group stage match; however, the cricketer was dismissed on a duck in the first innings but took one wicket and a catch. Reddy only managed to score one run in the next innings; this was his last appearance for the team in the 2019-2020 season of the tournament.

• Nitish made his List-A debut for the Andhra team on 20 February 2021 against Vidarbha in the 2020-2021 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy; he scored 54 runs from 58 balls and took a catch.
  

  Nitish Kumar Reddy playing for the Andhra team

• Reddy played six matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy between 20 February 2021 and 8 March 2021; he scored 163 runs with an average of 32.60 and took one wicket.

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team playing in the Indian Premier League selected the cricketer as a net bowler in September 2021. Later, Nitish joined them for training in Dubai.

• In 2021, the cricketer was part of the Andhra team that played in the 2021-2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. On 4 November 2021, he made his T20 debut against Jammu and Kashmir. Reddy bowled one over at an economy of 6.00 but did not bat. One day later, Andhra faced Haryana in the group stage match, and he scored 41 runs from 36 balls and marking his highest score in the competition. Nitish played five matches between 4 November 2021 and 9 November 2021 for the Andhra team in the 2021-2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and scored 92 runs with an average of 23.00.

• Later, he was named to the Andhra team ahead of the 2021-2022 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 12 December 2021, he was named to the playing eleven against the Himachal Pradesh team and took two wickets from seven overs at an economy of 7.29; this was his only appearance in the season.

• In 2022, Reddy was part of the Andhra team that participated in the 2022-2023 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 19 November 2022, he scored 31 runs from 28 balls and took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.73 against Kerala. Four days later, on 23 November 2022, he scored a half-century against Chhattisgarh in the group stage match of the competition. Reddy scored 130 runs and took seven wickets from seven matches in the 2022-2023 season of the tournament.
  

  A photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy (second row, sixth from left) with the Andhra team

• Nitish was part of the Andhra team that participated in the 2022-2023 Ranji Trophy tournament between 13 December 2022 and 31 January 2023. Nitish took a four-wicket haul from 15 overs, including three maiden overs against the Tamil Nadu team in the group stage match of the tournament on 20 December 2022.

• The cricketer scored 160 runs with an average of 11.42 and took 25 wickets with an average of 26.12 from eight matches in the 2022-2023 season of the Ranji Trophy; he was the third-highest wicket-taker of his team.

• The Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League in December 2022. ^[3]Sportstar

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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 20, 2023

• On 18 May 2023, Nitish made his IPL debut against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He bowled two overs at an economy of 9.50 but did not bat. Three days later, he was named to the playing eleven against the Mumbai Indians and bowled three overs at an economy of 11.67. Reddy took the catch of Rohit Sharma in the match and won the Herbalife Active Catch of the Match award.
  

  A photograph of Nitish Kumar Reddy receiving the best catch award and cash prize