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Why does Irfan Pathan think Kuldeep Yadav might miss out IND vs AFG Test

Why does Irfan Pathan think Kuldeep Yadav might miss out IND vs AFG Test

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 02:12 PM IST India will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test match in Mullanpur starting from Saturday. The squad includes four spinners: Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar. In the recent series, India preferred spin-bowling all-rounders over specialist spinners in home conditions. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said India will look to continue playing with a similar strategy, which could mean wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav misses out. “Absolutely copy-paste, except on one point, because the Indian team likes to bat till No. 8. That’s how they play. So maybe in place of Kuldeep Yadav, at No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 – Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar,” Pathan said on the Follow the Blues show. “Harsh Dubey coming at No. 9 and then Gurnoor Brar and one of the fast bowlers, either Siraj or Prasidh Krishna, whichever way they want to go,” Pathan observed. “That focus will be there. When you play against Sri Lanka and other big teams, your experienced …

How an off-season camp powered Nitish Reddy’s pace spurt before IPL 2026

How an off-season camp powered Nitish Reddy’s pace spurt before IPL 2026

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Seven days. Two large steps of change. 10 behind-the-scenes sessions and a few drills he would hold dear moving forward. Shortly before the IPL 2026 season began, a week in Bengaluru may have just changed the trajectory of Nitish Kumar Reddy’s bowling prospects. There are only two wickets to show for now, but a rapid spurt in speed – gaining up to six miles per hour in seven days – has resulted in rekindled confidence with the ball. Nitish’s IPL uptick will be closely monitored by the Indian team management, which has earmarked the 22-year-old as a preferred seam all-rounder option across formats. Nitish, who had a limited bowling presence in the IPL last year – only five overs – shone in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first win of this season with figures of 2/17 against Kolkata Knight Riders. “I wanted to work on my bowling, but it’s just the injuries which I went through last year. Thankfully, I got a little bit of time before the season, and I did pretty well in one week of …

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s improved show with the ball a positive for India: Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket News

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s improved show with the ball a positive for India: Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 3, 2026 10:45 PM IST Nitish Kumar Reddy was player of the match in SunRisers Hyderabad’s first win of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) due to his all-round performance. Reddy’s prowess with the bat is something that has been seen by Indian fans across formats but batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels that his performance with the ball on Thursday augurs well for his international career as well and not just SRH. “He is definitely bowling quicker now and has clearly added a bit more pace,” said Gavaskar on Star Sports. “You can see better rhythm and flow in his action as well. That often happens when a player is fully fit and stronger physically.” Reddy scored 39 off 24 balls as SunRisers Hyderabad put up a score of 226/8. He then returned figures of 2/17 as SRH stifled the Kolkata Knight Riders batters for any kind of momentum throughout their chases. KKR folded for 161 runs in 16 overs, thus giving SRH a big 65-run win. It was a big comeback …

‘How is he looked at as an all-rounder… teams will smash him everywhere’

‘How is he looked at as an all-rounder… teams will smash him everywhere’

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Former India captain and chief of the selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth has questioned the inclusion of fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 15-player India squad for the One-Day International series against New Zealand. Srikkanth questioned the selection, asking “how Reddy is looked at as an all-rounder” and claiming that “teams will smash him everywhere.” “I am not sure what Nitish Kumar Reddy has done. How is he looked at as an all-rounder? He won’t be given the ball at all because teams will smash him everywhere. I don’t understand the logic behind this. How’s he a replacement for Hardik Pandya? Hardik Pandya can play in the eleven as a bowler, a batter, and as a fielder too,” said Srikkanth on his YouTube channel. “Whereas, can Nitish Kumar Reddy fit into the team as a pure bowler? Will you ever give him three or four overs on the trot? Even if he has to bowl just five or six overs, how will he do it? There’s no scope,” he added. Srikkanth suggested that Axar Patel …

Washington Sundar ‘still learning when it comes to batting’ late in ODIs, says India assistant coach Ten Doeschate | Cricket News

Washington Sundar ‘still learning when it comes to batting’ late in ODIs, says India assistant coach Ten Doeschate | Cricket News

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Washington Sundar has been among the all-rounders at the heart of the debate surrounding India’s approach under head coach Gautam Gambhir, with a number of former players flagging the lack of clarity he has over his role, particularly with the bat. India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has however said that the recent rough ride has had little effect on Sundar’s mindset. “No, it won’t affect his confidence, he’s had a very good 12 months, even more in the last 16 months. He has played some good cricket in the two games where he hasn’t given up,” Ten Doeschate told reporters on the eve of the decisive third ODI between India and South Africa. The Dutchman said that Washington is still learning the ropes when it comes to batting in the death in ODI cricket. He fell for just 13 runs in the first ODI and for one in the second. In both matches, India slowed down signficantly with the bat towards the end of their innings after a strong show in the middle overs, …

All allround mess: Lack of clarity scuttling Washington, Reddy and India

All allround mess: Lack of clarity scuttling Washington, Reddy and India

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Kolkata: This is a trying phase for Washington Sundar. On a dry, up and down Eden Gardens pitch, he was given only one over across two innings but had to bat out of his skin at No 3. He lost that spot at Guwahati while ending up bowling 48 overs in two innings. And now in the two ODIs so far, he has again been underbowled apart from being sent at the crucial middle order. The returns have been less than ordinary but blame for that can’t be squarely put on him. India need all-format allrounders, and in Washington, they see skills waiting to be honed. But that intent is being scuppered by the lack of clarity from the decision makers. Washington Sundar is being shuffled across different batting positions. (PTI) Take Nitish Kumar Reddy’s case. He played in both the Tests against West Indies because the thinktank apparently wanted to groom him at home as well and not just send him on tough overseas tours. But he didn’t bat in the first Test and …

‘Yashasvi, Ruturaj please score some runs’: Ex-India opener questions batting order in SA series, ‘Are we setting up to fail?’ | Cricket News

‘Yashasvi, Ruturaj please score some runs’: Ex-India opener questions batting order in SA series, ‘Are we setting up to fail?’ | Cricket News

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Former India opener Aakash Chopra has insisted that youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad need to be among the runs in the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur on Wednesday. Chopra’s concerns were due to the uncertainty over whether Jaiswal and Gaikwad would receive a long run in their respective positions when the injured captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer return to the side. In the series opener in Ranchi, Jaiswal fell for 18 to left-arm pacer Marco Jansen. Despite establishing himself as a front-line Test opener, the outing was only Jaiswal’s second ODI since his international debut. Meanwhile, a regular opener in the 50-over format, Gaikwad was forced to come in at number four in the position vacated by Iyer due to a rib injury he sustained during the Australia tour last month. Gaikwad had a forgettable outing, falling for 8 off 14 deliveries. Chopra said both Jaiswal and Gaikwad needed runs to remain in contention, especially with the latter playing out of his position on his ODI comeback. “Yashasvi and Ruturaj, …

Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy in Raipur? Dew will take the call

Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy in Raipur? Dew will take the call

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What was the par score when batting first at Ranchi? 330, perhaps. What’s the par score when chasing in that first ODI? 400, or thereabouts. Such was the effect of dew. India got relatively lucky in the sense that the dew initially helped them with the new ball to get the ball skidding on, and South Africa lost wickets in a clutch. Had they preserved wickets in the first powerplay, South Africa might well have cantered home. Despite that collapse, Marco Jansen bashed the living daylights out of India to threaten a heist. The caravan is now in Raipur, where evening condensation is likely to pop up dewy droplets and gatecrash all well-laid plans of the teams. It’s a massive stadium outside the city, near a pretty water body, with a 60-65 thousand capacity, the third-largest stadium in the country after Ahmedabad and Kolkata. But South Africa’s Temba Bavuma isn’t worried about 65,000 Indians screaming from beyond the stands, but realises the importance of toss and dew. “I think the right decision (to bowl first) …

‘How is he looked at as an all-rounder… teams will smash him everywhere’

Ashwin slams Nitish Kumar Reddy’s exclusion from IND vs SA ODI in Ranchi

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After the Indian bowling unit struggled against South Africa’s middle and lower middle order in the first ODI at the JSCA Cricket Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the absence of fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy from the playing XI. “If we are not able to find a place for Nitish Kumar Reddy in a team that does not have Hardik Pandya, then there is something wrong in the squad selection, seriously,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. “Why was he picked? Because the fact that he can give what Hardik can give, and can get better over a period of time. But, if we can’t find a place for Nitish Kumar Reddy in this particular XI, then the squad selection must be properly reviewed,” he added. After reducing South Africa to 11 for three by the fifth over, Indian bowlers looked a little clueless against the Protean counter-attack led by Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch as the visitors put up a tough fight in a big chase of …

‘India’s all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, Test cricket needs specialists’: Venkatesh Prasad slams team after loss to South Africa | Cricket News

‘India’s all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, Test cricket needs specialists’: Venkatesh Prasad slams team after loss to South Africa | Cricket News

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Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed the Indian cricket team for their “poor tactics and poor skills” after the hosts lost the second Test by 408 runs at Guwahati which sealed South Africa’s serives victory by a 2-0 margin. Prasad singled out India’s ploy of stacking the team with all-rounders but not giving them the opportunity to bowl. “Really disappointed by how India is going about in Test cricket. The all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade especially when you don’t bowl them. Rank poor tactics, poor skills, poor body language and an unprecedented two series whitewash at home. Hope this does not get washed off with Test matches nine months away and this negative approach changes,” Prasad wrote on X. While Prasad did not name any player, the lens has been on Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has bowled a combined total of 10 overs across both the innings at Guwahati. Former India cricketer and selector Kris Srikkanth was one of those who had pointed his finger at Reddy’s role in the team. ALSO READ | …