Australia’s Matthew Kuhneman tries to cease the ball from a shot by Nitish Kumar Reddy in the course of the first one-day worldwide cricket match between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday. | Photo Credit: AFP

Young Indian cricketer Okay. Nitish Kumar Reddy from Visakhapatnam made his One Day International (ODI) debut in the course of the first ODI between India-Australia at Perth on Sunday.

The 22-year-old all-rounder obtained his ODI cap from former India captain Rohit Sharma. With this milestone, Nitish turns into the third participant from Andhra Pradesh to characterize India in ODIs, following within the footsteps of Ambati Rayudu and Venugopal Rao. More considerably, he has etched his identify in historical past as the primary cricketer from Andhra Pradesh to characterize India in all three worldwide codecs – Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

In his debut ODI, Nitish made a quick-fire 19 off simply 11 balls. His brief innings included two sixes within the closing over, which helped India publish a aggressive complete in a rain-curtailed recreation.

It could also be famous that Nitish made his T20 International debut in opposition to Bangladesh, in October 2024 at Gwalior. He obtained his Test cap, in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November 2024, which was additionally in Perth.

Members of the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) took to social media to congratulate Nitish on his achievement. Wished poured in from followers in Visakhapatnam, throughout Andhra Pradesh, and the nation, celebrating the younger cricketer’s historic feat.

Published – October 19, 2025 07:40 pm IST

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