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Nitish Reddy On The Cusp Of Breaking Yuvraj Singh's Record At Old Trafford
@Source: news18.com
India all-rounder Nitish Reddy is on the cusp of breaking legendary Yuvraj Singh’s record in Test cricket. India are gearing up for the fourth Test against England, which, starting July 23 at Old Trafford in Manchester. Reddy, who has yet to produce an impactful performance, will look to get back to rhythm when he takes the field against the hosts next week.
Though Reddy has been struggling with the bat, he justified his selection with the ball on multiple occasions. Last year, he hogged the limelight with a cracking century in Australia, which was his maiden ton in the longest format of the game. However, he has been far from his best coming to England.
After getting benched in the Leeds Test, Reddy replaced Shardul Thakur in the line-up. He scored just 2 runs (1 & 1) at Edgbaston and managed 43 runs (30 & 13) at Lord’s. With the ball, he returned 3 for 82 in the third Test, which included the crucial wickets of England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. If he gets picked for the fourth Test in Manchester, he can go past Yuvraj Singh’s bowling record.
Yuvraj finished his Test career with 9 wickets. On the other hand, Nitish already has 8 wickets to his name in 7 matches. The former all-rounder represented India in 40 Test matches, but couldn’t establish his authority with the ball. On the contrary, Yuvraj retired with 1900 runs, including 3 centuries and 11 fifties.
India’s Record at Old Trafford
India may have breached the walls of Edgbaston for the first time earlier this series, but Old Trafford in Manchester still stands as an unconquered frontier. The venue has never been kind to the Indian team. India have played nine Tests here and failed to win a single one — with four losses and five draws.
The last Test India played at this venue was back in 2014, when they were thrashed by an innings and 54 runs. Off the current squad, only Ravindra Jadeja and head coach Gautam Gambhir featured in that match. No other member of this team has faced the Old Trafford challenge before.
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