London, Jul 11 (PTI) Former India captain Anil Kumble says all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy must be an everyday fixture within the nationwide Take a look at crew as he has proved himself to be a nice mixture of self-discipline and expertise.
Reddy, enjoying his second sport within the ongoing tour of England, was essentially the most profitable Indian bowler, choosing up two wickets, on the opening day of the third Take a look at right here on Thursday.
“I used to be stunned at how effectively Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled. He constantly hit the appropriate areas. That quick ball down leg facet was a present, however in any other case, he was disciplined,” Kumble stated of the seven-Take a look at-old participant on JioStar’s ‘Match Centre Dwell’.
“I assumed he did fairly effectively in Australia – obtained 100 with the bat and bowled decently even when he did not take many wickets. What you want from somebody like him is to interrupt partnerships and provides the quick bowlers a breather whereas nonetheless sustaining management.
“He bowled almost 14 overs in a spell – that reveals health and management. He is younger, he is a succesful batter with a century underneath his belt, and he is a pointy fielder. India ought to stick with him and keep away from the temptation to cut and alter,” added the leg-spin nice.
Kumble stated the Lord’s pitch was evidently robust for the batters as England have been pressured to desert their aggressive fashion for a extra reserved method which yielded 251/4 on the opening day.
“It was evident proper from the beginning that it was going to be a grind for the batters. The openers struggled to attain off the brand new ball, and this was the form of pitch the place you needed to work laborious in your runs,” Kumble stated.
“I assumed the Indian bowlers bowled actually good areas constantly and that is one of many causes India managed to limit England to 251. England might be pretty glad with simply 4 wickets down.
“India will in all probability mirror tonight and really feel that one or two extra wickets might have put the match firmly of their favour. Because it stands, it is evenly poised,” he added
Former England participant Jonathan Trott additionally famous the house crew’s change in technique.
“It was an attention-grabbing day, beginning proper from the toss. England took a distinct method in comparison with the primary two Assessments. I assumed Ollie Pope (44) got here out in typical ‘Bazball’ fashion — attacking early — however rapidly realised that this wasn’t that form of pitch. Credit score to him for adjusting his sport.
“We additionally noticed Joe Root look fluent — a wonderful cowl drive and a clip by way of mid-wicket off Siraj stood out. As soon as he obtained going, it felt like he’d bat deep. I assumed England would possibly go after Jadeja within the last over of the day, however sense prevailed,” he stated.
