Former Cricketer Shouts Out Pat Cummins for Nitish Kumar Reddy’s Explosive Success at India Debut

The Indian Cricket Team saw their top order tumble in the 2nd T20I match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. With Bangladeshi bowlers coming into action early in the play, Team India looked to be in trouble. But the middle order saved India the day as Nitish Kumar Reddy's relentless efforts helped the team set up a massive target on the scoreboard. A former cricketer opened up on Nitish Reddy's performance and offered and also gave a shout-out to the SRH skipper, Pat Cummins.

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Veteran Cricketer Gives Pat Cummins a Shout Out for Nitish Kumar Reddy’s Success

While speaking in one of the videos on his YouTube channel, former Pakistan Cricketer Basit Ali offered a 'special mention' to Australia bowler Pat Cummins, who also led the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 season. The former cricketer said that it would be unfair if he did not mention Cummins while speaking on Nitish's ascend in the Indian Cricket Team as the Aussie supported him and opener Abhishek Sharma throughout the IPL 2024 season.  

"A special mention to Pat Cummins. It would be unfair if I didn't take his name. The way he has supported Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the IPL , we must address that," Basit Ali said in the video.

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Notably, Nitish Kumar Reddy had a breakout season in the IPL 2024 season, and the batting all-rounder flourished under Pat Cummins' captaincy. His explosive batting in the middle order bolstered SRH into a force to be reckoned with. The Sunrisers ended up as the runners-up in the 2024 season, with the Kolkata Knight Riders becoming the three-time champions after winning the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

India found itself in trouble after losing their top order early in the power-play, but Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh banded together to turn the tables on Bangladesh . The pair put on 108 runs for the fourth wicket from 49 balls, taking the game away from Bangladesh, with Reddy hitting seven sixes and four fours for 74 from just 34 balls.