Nitish Reddy On His Bowling Improvement: The third match of the five-match Test series between England and India has started. The match is being played at the historic ground of Lord’s and after the first day’s play, England’s score is 251/4. On the first day of the third Test, the leading Indian fast bowlers were seen yearning for wickets in the first hour and then captain Shubman Gill handed the ball to all-rounder Nitish Reddy, who gave India two big wickets in the same over as soon as he came.
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It would be fair to say that Nitish Reddy was the best among the Indian bowlers on the first day of the Lord’s Test. He bowled better than Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Akashdeep. Speaking to reporters after the end of play on the first day, Reddy credited Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins and Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel for improving his bowling.
Nitish Reddy told that during IPL 2025, he had talked to his captain Pat Cummins about bowling in Australia and England and the Australian captain had told some important things, which benefited him. Reddy said,
“After the Australia tour, I felt I should improve my bowling and consistency. That’s what I was looking for. And yes, Pat is my captain, and he has done well in Australia, and I have asked him for some advice, and he has told me how things were done in Australia, and how I can do it in Australia. And it has been a great experience for me. I just asked Pat Cummins what is the difference between bowling in Australia and England. This is my first tour. He said it is not going to be a big change. You just focus on the weather conditions and play your game. Try to learn as much as you can.”
Nitish Reddy also talked about the role of Morne Morkel
The Indian all-rounder also praised bowling coach Morne Morkel and said that working with him was great. Reddy said,
“Coming on this tour, I would say that working with Morne Morkel has been great for me. He has been working with me for a few weeks and, we are seeing good progress in my bowling, and I am enjoying working with him. We are working a lot on consistency, because I have swing in both directions. I want to be consistent in all areas. So we are working on that and I have been working hard on my bowling for one or two years now.”
Nitish Kumar Reddy said, "after BGT I felt like I've to improve my bowling. Pat Cummins my captain was brilliant in Australia and I've asked him some tips, that's a great experience for me. We are seeing good progression in my bowling". pic.twitter.com/4r8CXaqYzf
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 10, 2025
Let us tell you that Nitish Reddy was given the ball in the 14th over of England’s innings and after conceding a four in the first two balls, he dismissed Ben Duckett on the third ball and broke the 43-run partnership. On the last ball of the same over, Reddy also trapped Jack Crowley and gave India the second success. The way Nitish bowled, he can now play an important role in this series.
